Artist unknown :Britomart Point, Auckland. [ca 1875]

Artist unknown :Britomart Point, Auckland. [ca 1875]
Date
1860 - 1884
Reference
G-082
Description

A scene with with a waterfront road, a breakwater and jetty. Between Mechanics Bay in the foreground and Commercial Bay in the background where several ships are anchored, is a distinctive high mound, the end of the Britomart promontory. On top of the headland at the left is a church (St Pauls) with a red wooden spire. To its right is the Albert Barracks. Below this is Emily Place. Ships' masts in the background are those moored at Queen's Wharf

St Paul's Church was demolished in 1884, so the picture shows a scene before that date. The breakwater in Mechanics Bay dates from the 1870s. The mound shown is the end of Britomart Point with a road cut through on its left. This cutting was made around 1875, part of the reclamation of land and cutting a road through Britomart Point. The remaining mound was demolished over the next few years.

Quantity: 1 oil(s).

Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 200 x 330 mm (sight)

Provenance: On offer in 2002 at John Leech Gallery, Auckland, with a provenance of Private Collection, Auckland

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Oil on canvas, 200 x 330 mm (sight), Orientation: Horizontal image
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Artist unknown :Britomart Point, Auckland. [ca 1875]. Ref: G-082. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22694979

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