Untitled [Boats by the Harbour Wall]

Date
circa 1910 See full details

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Catalogue number
FH0516
Date
circa 1910
Brief Description
There is a strong calligraphic element to the rapid swirls and arabesques of the brushstrokes in this watercolour, suggesting the artist’s determination to capture the flapping red sails and constant movement of the water. The red-sailed tunny boats in the narrow harbour of Concarneau were also a favourite subject of another New Zealand expatriate, Sydney Lough Thompson, although he unlike Frances Hodgkins never moved beyond painting in an Impressionist style.
Medium
watercolour
Dimensions
492 x 507 mm
Collection
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Institutional number
2007/8/19
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007
Subject place
Concarneau/Brittany/France
Provenance
Private Collection, France.
Galerie Mathieu Neouze, Paris, France.
Purchased by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki from Galerie Mathieu Neouze, Paris, France, 2007.
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