Mt Earnslaw and Lake Diamond
Nicholas Chevalier, Artist
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Measurements
Image 405 x 550mm
Media
watercolour on paper
Description
In the Mount Aspiring Nation Park in the lower South Island.
'Chevalier's attention to detail is quite extraordinary: doubtless it reflects his earlier training in detail whilst studying architecture. H is work is precise. and his draughtsmanship fairly sure and firm. He often annotated his drawings with clear instructions as to the precise colours of certain areas, the time of day when he was working on the scene, details of human activities, and the prevailing weather conditions. These drawings, apparently made under pressure of time, were obviously meant to be working drawings to be developed when he returned to the studio. In some cases it is obvious which works were produced in this way; and the saccharine colours show that he needed to be before the motif to establish the correct colour values.'
Melvin N. Day, http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues11to20/chevalier.htm
'Chevalier's attention to detail is quite extraordinary: doubtless it reflects his earlier training in detail whilst studying architecture. H is work is precise. and his draughtsmanship fairly sure and firm. He often annotated his drawings with clear instructions as to the precise colours of certain areas, the time of day when he was working on the scene, details of human activities, and the prevailing weather conditions. These drawings, apparently made under pressure of time, were obviously meant to be working drawings to be developed when he returned to the studio. In some cases it is obvious which works were produced in this way; and the saccharine colours show that he needed to be before the motif to establish the correct colour values.'
Melvin N. Day, http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues11to20/chevalier.htm
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1975.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
08 Apr 1975