Pohara Beach; John GULLY; 1863; 8
Pohara Beach
About this objectUnframed watercolour of Pohara Beach showing the waves washing at the rocky foreshore and two figures on the sand. The edge of Limestone Bay fills the background with tree covered hills dropping down to the water.
Maker Date Made1863
Medium and MaterialsWatercolour on paper
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsLandscapes/Regional landscapes/Tasman landscapes
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsNew Zealand/South Island/Tasman/Golden Bay/Pohara
Subject and Association DescriptionJohn Gully has signed this painting and dated it 1863, however his great grandson, John Sidney Gully (1984), claims it is incorrectly dated and was actually painted during an 1883 trip to Golden Bay with J. C. Richmond.
Credit LineThe Bishop Suter Art Gallery Founding Donation, gifted by Mrs Amelia Suter in memory of her husband Bishop Andrew Burn Suter in 1895
Object Type Object number8
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