Unknown [landscape triptych]
Hayden, Artist
About the Work
A
little
considered
part
of
New
Zealand’s
art
history
is
the
tradition
of
the
itinerant
painter.
These
landscapes,
while
crudely
painted
in
places,
are
an
interesting
interpretation
of
the
NZ
landscape.
"One of the interesting things about itinerant painters like Hayden is that their works were not so much illustrating particular places as the image people had in their heads of the ideal landscape (why they "got away" with the formula), which by the mid 19th century was a weird mix of Arcadian 17th century stuff and scary 18th century German sturm and drang. But all smoothed out to an anonymity that was decorative enough to grace any Victorian parlour without embarrassment. Which is, ofcourse, wht they're so fascinating." Peter Ireland in letter to Greg Anderson 15 May 2010.
"One of the interesting things about itinerant painters like Hayden is that their works were not so much illustrating particular places as the image people had in their heads of the ideal landscape (why they "got away" with the formula), which by the mid 19th century was a weird mix of Arcadian 17th century stuff and scary 18th century German sturm and drang. But all smoothed out to an anonymity that was decorative enough to grace any Victorian parlour without embarrassment. Which is, ofcourse, wht they're so fascinating." Peter Ireland in letter to Greg Anderson 15 May 2010.
Measurements
605 x 275 x 33mm
Media
Oil on board
Description
Part of a triptych. Painted in bright colours within an oval form. Image shows two sharply peaked mountains against a pale blue sky with white horizontal bands of cloud. In the middle ground is a steep hill and a calm body of water with a tiny white reflected sail at the foot of the steep hill. In the foreground are rocks covered in green foliage in the close foreground. Signed by the artist in red paint at lower edge.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua, Whanganui. Purchased 2010.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
04 May 2010