Places

Date: 1878

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926

Reference: G-468

Description: A river valley and clearing in native bush, with tree ferns in the foreground, the elevated rock formation of Castle Rock in the background. There are logs by the river and some cleared, some bush-clad hills, suggesting the beginnings of forest clearance The second Blomfield oil purchased from Cordy's as a pair to this oil, dated 1878, and showing a distinctive rock formation, was sold as being a Coromandel scene like this one. It has subsequently been reattributed as a Whangaroa Harbour landscapes with Taratara Rock in the background Other Titles - Coromandel scene showing distinctive rock formation, river and bush [former title] Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signature and date Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil painting on canvas 431 x 683 mm

Date: 1863 - 1867

By: Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913

Reference: A-234-012

Description: Four slab huts with raupo thatched roofs and slab chimneys in a clearing in New Zealand bush, with tree ferns and cabbage trees, as well as other large trees and dense bush in the background. There is a high rocky bluff to the right and tall hills in the background. Smoke is coming from the chimneys of the left- and right-most huts, there are steps leading to the central hut and the right-hand hut has a woman in a red skirt standing in the doorway. The top of the chimney for this last hut is formed by a barrel. Bush combined with rock formations suggest the Coromandel district, visited by Hoyte during the gold-mining era. The settlement is likely to be of semi-permanent miners' huts. Other Titles - Early settlers' camp. [title in auction catalogue] Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.C.Hoyte Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white 156 x 336 mm