The Pink and White Terraces
John Hoyte, Artist
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About the Work
During
his
years
in
New
Zealand
John
Hoyte
travelled
assiduously
in
search
of
new
scenes
to
exploit.
In
January
1866
he
exhibited
views
from
Whangarei,
Coromandel,
Auckland,
Waikato,
the
Wellington
region
and
Nelson,
although
some
of
these
pictures
were
not
painted
from
the
subject.
In
the
1870s
he
travelled
each
summer,
progressively
adding
the
thermal
region,
Taranaki,
Nelson,
Christchurch,
Arthur's
Pass,
Banks
Peninsula
and
Otago
to
his
repertoire
between
1872
and
1876.
His
pictorial
exploration
of
the
colony's
principal
dramatic
landscapes
was
completed
when
he
took
a
cruise
circumnavigating
the
South
Island
in
early
1877,
exploring
the
coast
of
Fiordland
with
particular
attention.
New
Zealand
subjects
would
continue
to
inspire
his
production
long
after
he
had
settled
in
Australia,
where
they
shared
his
attention
with
coastal
and
mountain
views
drawn
chiefly
from
the
neighbourhood
of
Sydney.
The success of the art unions of his work shows that the subjects he painted were in harmony with public taste. Despite the exceptional landscapes which appear so frequently in his production – geysers, the Pink and White Terraces, fiords, mountains and lakes – it appears that his preference was for a more gentle, picturesque mode of landscape art rather than the heightened tensions of the sublime.'
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2h52/1
The success of the art unions of his work shows that the subjects he painted were in harmony with public taste. Despite the exceptional landscapes which appear so frequently in his production – geysers, the Pink and White Terraces, fiords, mountains and lakes – it appears that his preference was for a more gentle, picturesque mode of landscape art rather than the heightened tensions of the sublime.'
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2h52/1
Measurements
Image: H320 x W560mm
Media
watercolour on paper
Subject Place
Description
Landscape painting showing what is known as the Pink Terraces in the foreground and the White Terraces in the background, on the shores of Lake Rotomahana. Two figures are on the shoreline at the Pink Terraces with a waka moored near them. Steam rises from the hillsides and the top of the terraces. Mount Tarawera is visible in the far background. In the near foreground is grass, some rocks and a cabbage tree. The hilly banks of the lake are covered in dense bush.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1957.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
03 Jan 1957