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| Author |
John H Gibb |
| Object type | painting |
| Description |
English: The wool season depicts the steamer Wakatu off Port Robinson in North Canterbury. John Gibb brought his usual meticulousness to the scene, paying particular attention to the subtle quality of light across the water. The painting was exhibited at the 1885 New Zealand Industrial Exhibition in Wellington.
A steamship being loaded with wool bales was a common sight in the 1880s, when half of New Zealand’s exports by value were wool. Although the colony was looking to diversify its economy, it would be a long time before the wool season came to an end. Gibb worked for twenty-five years as an artist in his native Scotland before he migrated to New Zealand in 1876. He became this country’s most successful and prolific painter of maritime pictures – a specialisation which won him many commissions both here and in Australia. |
| Date | 1885 |
| Source/Photographer |
Original publication: Christchurch |
- Other information
Production Gibb, John (artist), 1885, Christchurch Medium summary oil on canvas Materials oil paint, canvas Classification paintings Dimensions Image: 920mm (Height) x 1497mm (Width) Frame: 1171mm (Height) x 1754mm (Width) x 80mm (Depth) Credit line Gift of Mr H.A. Lamb, 1936
Registration number 1936-0022-2Licensing
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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