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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Maritime Colleciton of Desmond Adcock
• Sale Date:
  22 Oct 2013 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  188
• Lot Description:
  Frank Barnes
  (New Zealand, 1859-1941)
  HMS New Zealand
  oil on board
  49 x 74cm
  signed and dated 1914 lower right; titled lower centre; inscribed "Off Sinclair Head / on her first visit / to wellington / april 13th 1918" lower left
• Provenance:
  Watson's Auctions, Nz, 18 May 2010, Lot 285
• Notes:
  Frank Barnes, One Of New Zealand's Most Prolific And Treasured Maritime Artists. He Has Extreme Significance In The History Of New Zealand Maritime Art Because Of The Length Of His Career That Spanned The Transition From Sail To Steam Power. His Painting Career Lasted Forty Years With Eighty Of His Works Identified In New Zealand. He Painted Ships He Saw From The Time He Arrived (Believed To Have Jumped Ship In Wellington) In The 1890S. His Earliest Works Dating From 1899 And The Most Recent Recorded As 1940. He Painted From Memory With Considerable Accuracy. His Oil Paintings Featured A Range Of Vessels, From The Wellington Harbour Tug Toia To The Royal Navy Cruiser HMS New Zealand And Coastal Traders To Ocean Going Passenger Liners That Passed Through The Wellington Heads Where He Lived In A Muster's Hut And Painted Vessels From The Window.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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