Western Coast of Tasman Bay

Artist
John GULLY (English, b.1819, d.1888): Artist
 Production date
1885
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Production place
Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Description
Studio watercolour landscape depicting the western coast of Tasman Bay: Towers Bay, Sandy Bay and the area now known as the Abel Tasman National Park with Adele Island off the coast, centre right. There is a group of cattle standing on a grassed clearing overlooking a gully of bush in the foreground and sailboats close to the shore in the background.
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
Dimensions: 2 - Frame: 910 x 1480mm
Dimensions: 1 - Image: 750 x 1320mm
Subject place
Tasman Bay, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Adele Island, Tasman Bay, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Related information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gully_(artist)
Credit line
Purchased by public subscription in 1885 as the first painting for a public art collection in Nelson.
Accession number
66

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