IMAGE
[Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald], 1897-1976 :Brett's Christmas number, 1931. 2/-
- Date
- 1931
- Reference
- B-185-011
- Description
Design drawing for the cover of Brett's Christmas number for 1931 shows a scene on a lake, with two Maori canoes engaged in a race in which they "hurdle" the canoe over a wooden pole or crossbar set up in the water a little above water level. Each end of the bar is mounted on the V-shape between two upright poles. There is a Maori whare is the right middle distance on the shore of the lake, and hills in the distance.
The foreground of this scene is based on, but in mirror image, Walter Wright's "Maori canoe race, Lake Rotorua", but the scale of the lake is smaller. Wright's work was made into a print in 1903.
The foreground of this scene is based on, but in mirror image, Walter Wright's "Maori canoe race, Lake Rotorua", but the scale of the lake is smaller. Wright's work was made into a print in 1903, and issued with the Christmas number of the "New Zealand graphic".
Other Titles - Two shillings
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - L. Rykers
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Gouache on board, 470 x 350 mm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original
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- Access restrictions
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- Part of
- Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Gouaches, Design drawings, Ethnographic illustrations, Gouache on board, 470 x 350 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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