Māori Children Swimming

Maker
Richardson, Harry Linley
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Oil painting of three Māori children. A naked child stands on the edge of a wharf, while another is swimming in the river below. A child in shorts sits on the wharf behind them. Beyond the river is a steep cliff, bush, and hills. Signed. Undated.
Production place
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Oil on canvasboard
Measurements
Height x Width: 333 x 259mm
Height x Width: 577 x 473mm
Signature/Inscription
H. Linley Richardson, Signature, Handwritten
McGregor / Wrights. Picture Framers / Artists Colourmen 115 Lambton Quay Wellington., Label, Printed
Maori Children Swimming / 20gns./ 9/39, Inscription, Handwritten
Hawke's Bay Art Society / Artists's name / Title of Picture / Price (if for sale) / Value for Insurance, Label, Printed
Maori Children / at Play in the River, Inscription, Handwritten
Purchased by / H.B. Art Soc, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, [6660]
Credit line
purchase
Other number(s)
6660

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