The Whanganui River
Charles Howorth, Artist
This is one of the
paintings
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in circa 1910.
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Object Detail
About the Work
A
landscape
painter
in
both
oils
and
watercolour,
Howorth's
works
were
almost
universally
admired
during
his
artistic
career.
The
Wanganui
Chronicle
referred
to
them
as
‘gems’,
the
Otago
Daily
Times
called
his
paintings
‘spirited’
while
the
Dominion
stated
that
his
work
was
‘really
admirable’
and
the
Press
‘excellent’.
In
'The
Wanganui
River'
we
see
his
adept
use
of
colour
and
technique
to
capture
the
glassy
water
and
lush
bush
of
the
Whanganui.
His
popularity
waned
with
rise
of
Modernism
but
his
work
and
style
of
painting
form
an
important
part
of
the
history
of
landscape
painting
in
New
Zealand.
Measurements
Image: 915 x 740mm
Frame: 1090 x 912 x 65mm
Frame: 1090 x 912 x 65mm
Media
oil on canvas
Description
Painting of a small waka or canoe with two people in it dwarfed by the tall bush-covered banks of the Whanganui River. A sand bank is in the middle ground, the surface of the water is very still and highly reflective. Tall river banks are visible in the distance.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Art Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Constance R. Spurdle, Wanganui, 1927.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1927
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Accession Number:
1927/2/1