| Accession No |
1963.198.1
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| Name/Title |
PAINTING; Durie Hill from No. 2 Line
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| Brief Description |
This water colour by itinerant painter Christopher Aubrey shows a view of Whanganui from Durie Hill.
Two men walk down the unpaved road that is No. 2 Line (now Portal Street) towards the Whanganui River. A man riding a brown horse is travelling up the road towards them. On the left of the men walking is a cut-away bank with trees and bush on it. To the right is a post and wire fence in front of a broad paddock with sheep in it. Below the paddock in Durie Vale is a large house with a silver roof, surrounded by trees. Other paddocks and Bastia Hill are beyond them. A small stretch of the river with the west bank of the river and the town of Wanganui are in the distance. Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) is on the horizon, under a lightly clouded sky.
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| Classification |
Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Aubrey, Christopher
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| Primary Prod Date |
1894-1895
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| Primary Prod Period |
19th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui
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| Production Notes |
WANGANUI
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| Media/Materials Description |
Watercolour paints on paper. Attached with animal-based glue onto acidic card. Attached to both painting and backing board. Original mat is very brittle and broken along edges.
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| Measurement Reading |
33.5cm
52.5cm
49cm
69.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
C. Aubrey
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