Accession Number

983.867.001.001b

Description

Oil painting of landscape; river on the diagonal through the picture from the mid-right down to the bottom left corner; left dominated by a steep rock face of a mountain on the right side is a deciduous tree on the edge of the rocky shoreline; cloudy sky; artist's signature is painted on the front left bottom corner; handwritten in pencil on the back of the stretcher is the title of the painting, "Wanfanni River".

Narrative

The creator of this picture, Thomas Attwood (New Zealander,1865-1926), studied at the Birmingham School of Art in England. When he painted this scene, there were two rivers in New Zealand named Wanganui – one on the north island, and one on the south island. The river on the north island was renamed “Whanganui” in the late 20th century to avoid confusion. It is not known which of the two rivers is depicted in this painting.

History of Use

Unknown

Date

circa 1900

Material

Fabric, cotton, canvas; Paint, oil

Artwork Title

Wanfanni River

Medium

Oil

Support

Canvas

Technique

Painted

Inscription

T. R. Attwood
(the artist's signature on the front)

Wanfanni River
(on the verso)

Country of Origin

New Zealand