MITRE PEAK / RAHOTU PEINT PAR LAURENCE WILLIAM WILSON

LAURENCE WILLIAM WILSON (1851-1912)
Mitre Peak/ Rahotu (1,683m - 5,522 ft)
Nouvelle Zélande

In Aquarelle de Milford Sounds pour une série de Cartes postales d'art, New Zealand Posycard Society 

La montagne
Mitre Peak/ Rahotu (1,683m - 5,522 ft) est une montagne emblématique de l'île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande, située sur les rives du Milford Sound. C'est l'un des sommets les plus photographiés du pays. La forme specifique du sommet du sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande donne son nom à la montagne, d'après la mitre des évêques chrétiens. Il a été nommé par le capitaine John Lort Stokes du HMS Achéron.
Une partie de la raison de son statut emblématique est son emplacement. Près des rives de Milford Sound, dans le parc national de Fiordland, au sud-ouest de l'île du Sud, c'est un spectacle époustouflant. La montagne s'élève presque verticalement depuis les eaux de Milford Sound, qui techniquement est un fjord.
Le pic est en fait un ensemble étroitement regroupé de cinq sommets, Mitre Peak n'étant même pas le plus haut, mais depuis les points de vue les plus facilement accessibles, Mitre Peak apparaît comme un seul point.
Milford Sound fait partie de Te Wahipounamu, un site du patrimoine mondial déclaré par l'UNESCO.
Le seul accès routier à Milford Sound se fait via la State Highway 94, en soi l'une des routes les plus pittoresques de Nouvelle-Zélande.

Le peintre
Laurence William Wilson émigre à Auckland en 1877, puis voyage beaucoup pour s'installer à Dunedin en 1884. Il peint à la fois à l'huile et à l'aquarelle. Il est le disciple de George O'Brien et devient enseignant. L'un de ses élèves était l'artiste de Dunedin Alfred O'Keefe. En 1895, LW Wilson avec Grace Joel, Alfred O'Keefe, Jane Wimperis et Girolami Nerli formèrent le Easel Club, une scission de l'établissement de Dunedin, qui proposait un programme de cours spéciaux et l'introduction d'un modèle professionnel pour le dessin d'après modèle.  En 1904, LW Wilson quitta Dunedin pour Melbourne où il passa 5 mois sur une peinture commandée par la ville avant de partir pour l'Angleterre, pour finalement retourner en Nouvelle-Zélande via l'Inde et l'Afrique. Il a exposé à la Canterbury Society of Arts en 1882 et à l'Otago Art Society entre 1994 et 1904. Son travail a été inclus à l'exposition NZ and South Seas de Dunedin 1889-90 et à l'exposition de St Louis en 1904. LW Wilson est présent dans les collections de toutes les principales galeries publiques de Nouvelle-Zélande.

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WICK MOUNTAINS PAINTED BY LAURENCE WILLIAM WILSON

 

LAURENCE WILLIAM  WILSON  (1851-1912),
Wick Mountains (993 m - 3,259 ft)
New Zealand

In Wick Mountains upper Arthur River, watercolor,  TePapa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand

The mountains
The Wick Mountains lie between the Arthur, Cleddau, and Clinton Valleys. This includes the peaks on the west of the Cleddau Valley, from Mt Moir to Sheerdown Peak. That is where they are provisionally placed on this site. The peaks near Homer Saddle – Mt Moir, Moir’s Mate, and the Mateʻs Little Brother – contain a wealth of classic rock routes on amazing diorite. The close proximity of this region to the road makes the routes accessible as day climbs from Homer Hut. Many routes lie on north to west faces, receiving their first rays of sun in the late morning.

The painter
Laurence William Wilson emigrated to Auckland in 1877 and then travelled extensively to settle in Dunedin in 1884. He painted in both oils and watercolours, became a painting companion of George O'Brien and a teacher. One of his pupils was the Dunedin artist Alfred O'Keefe. In 1895, LW Wilson together with Grace Joel, Alfred O'Keefe, Jane Wimperis and Girolami Nerli formed the Easel Club , a breakaway from the Dunedin Establishment, which offered a programme of special classes and the introduction of a professional lady model for life drawing. In 1904 LW Wilson left Dunedin for Melbourne where he spent 5 months on a commissioned painting of the city before he set out for England, eventually returning to New Zealand via India and Africa. He exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts in 1882 and the Otago Art Society between 1994 and 1904. His work was included in the NZ and South Seas Exhibition Dunedin 1889-90 and at the St Louis Exposition in 1904. LW Wilson is represented in the collections of all the major public galleries in New Zealand.

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2020 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau

MITRE PEAK / RAHOTU PAINTED BY LAURENCE WILLIAM WILSON

LAURENCE WILLIAM  WILSON  (1851-1912)

Mitre Peak/ Rahotu (1,683m - 5,522 ft)

New Zealand 

In Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, oil on canvas,  Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand

The mountain
Mitre Peak/ Rahotu (1,683m - 5,522 ft) is an iconic mountain in the South Island of New Zealand, located on the shore of Milford Sound. It is one of the most photographed peaks in the country. The distinctive shape of the peak in southern New Zealand gives the mountain its name, after the mitre headwear of Christian bishops. It was named by Captain John Lort Stokes of the HMS Acheron.
Part of the reason for its iconic status is its location. Close to the shore of Milford Sound, in the Fiordland National Park in the southwestern South Island, it is a stunning sight. The mountain rises near vertically from the water of Milford Sound, which technically is a fjord.
The peak is actually a closely grouped set of five peaks, with Mitre Peak not even the tallest one, however from most easily accessible viewpoints, Mitre Peak appears as a single point.
Milford Sound is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Site as declared by UNESCO.
The only road access to Milford Sound is via State Highway 94, in itself one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand

The painter
Laurence William Wilson emigrated to Auckland in 1877 and then travelled extensively to settle in Dunedin in 1884. He painted in both oils and watercolours, became a painting companion of George O'Brien and a teacher. One of his pupils was the Dunedin artist Alfred O'Keefe. In 1895, LW Wilson together with Grace Joel, Alfred O'Keefe, Jane Wimperis and Girolami Nerli formed the Easel Club , a breakaway from the Dunedin Establishment, which offered a programme of special classes and the introduction of a professional lady model for life drawing. In 1904 LW Wilson left Dunedin for Melbourne where he spent 5 months on a commissioned painting of the city before he set out for England, eventually returning to New Zealand via India and Africa. He exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts in 1882 and the Otago Art Society between 1994 and 1904. His work was included in the NZ and South Seas Exhibition Dunedin 1889-90 and at the St Louis Exposition in 1904. LW Wilson is represented in the collections of all the major public galleries in New Zealand.

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2020 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau

MOUNT EARNSLAW / PIKIRAKATAHI BY LAURENCE WILLIAM WILSON

 

LAURENCE WILLIAM  WILSON  (1851-1912),

Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi  (2,819m -9,249 ft)

New Zealand 

In  Mount Earnslaw, 1887,   oil on canvas., 84x120cm

The mountain 

Mount Earnslaw, (2,819m -9,249 ft) also named Pikirakatahi by Māori is located on New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Earnslaw (formerly Herneslawe) village in the parish of Eccles, Berwickshire, hometown of the surveyor John Turnbull Thomson's father.

Mount Earnslaw is within Mount Aspiring National Park at the southern end of the Forbes Range of New Zealand's Southern Alps. It is located 25 kilometres north of the settlement of Glenorchy, which lies at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu.

The painter
Laurence William Wilson emigrated to Auckland in 1877 and then travelled extensively to settle in Dunedin in 1884. He painted in both oils and watercolours, became a painting companion of George O'Brien and a teacher. One of his pupils was the Dunedin artist Alfred O'Keefe. In 1895, LW Wilson together with Grace Joel, Alfred O'Keefe, Jane Wimperis and Girolami Nerli formed the Easel Club , a breakaway from the Dunedin Establishment, which offered a programme of special classes and the introduction of a professional lady model for life drawing. In 1904 LW Wilson left Dunedin for Melbourne where he spent 5 months on a commissioned painting of the city before he set out for England, eventually returning to New Zealand via India and Africa. He exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts in 1882 and the Otago Art Society between 1994 and 1904. His work was included in the NZ and South Seas Exhibition Dunedin 1889-90 and at the St Louis Exposition in 1904. LW Wilson is represented in the collections of all the major public galleries in New Zealand.

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2020 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau

MOUNT TUTOKO PAINTED BY LAURENCE WILLIAM WILSON

LAURENCE WILLIAM  WILSON  (1851-1912)

Mount Tutoko  (2,723 m -8,934 ft) 

New Zealand (South Island)

 In  Mount Tutoko from Pykes River, Martins Bay Oil on canvas, 1900, Private collection 

The mountain
Mount Tutoko (2,723 m -8,934 ft)  is the highest peak in Fiordland National Park, in southwest New Zealand. It lies between the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, 15 kilometres due north of the Homer Tunnel at the northern end of the Darran Mountains. The glacier-covered mountain is visible from the Hollyford Track. Two slightly lower summits lie just to the south of the main peak. The first ascent of Tutoko was by Samuel Turner and Peter Graham in 1924, climbing by way of the northwest ridge. The mountain is thought to have been named after Tutoko, a Māori chief who lived at Martin's Bay, close to the mouth of the Hollyford River.

The painter
Laurence William Wilson emigrated to Auckland in 1877 and then travelled extensively to settle in Dunedin in 1884. He painted in both oils and watercolours, became a painting companion of George O'Brien and a teacher. One of his pupils was the Dunedin artist Alfred O'Keefe. In 1895, LW Wilson together with Grace Joel, Alfred O'Keefe, Jane Wimperis and Girolami Nerli formed the Easel Club , a breakaway from the Dunedin Establishment, which offered a programme of special classes and the introduction of a professional lady model for life drawing. In 1904 LW Wilson left Dunedin for Melbourne where he spent 5 months on a commissioned painting of the city before he set out for England, eventually returning to New Zealand via India and Africa. He exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts in 1882 and the Otago Art Society between 1994 and 1904. His work was included in the NZ and South Seas Exhibition Dunedin 1889-90 and at the St Louis Exposition in 1904. LW Wilson is represented in the collections of all the major public galleries in New Zealand.

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2020 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau