The Phantom Canoe: A Legend of Lake Tarawera
1888
17.0 x 7.0 cm
オークランド・アート・ギャラリー・トイ・オ・タマキ
A phantom canoe was sighted on Lake Tarawera just days before the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886. The Māori guides and tourists who witnessed it told of a waka ‘being vigorously paddled’ towards the mountain. Hailed by the guides, the crew gave no response and then vanished. The apparition was seen as a sign of imminent death and disaster.Kennett Watkins’s interpretation, two years after the event, dramatically enriches the narrative. While eyewitness accounts varied in their detail, they all claimed that the event occurred during the day. Watkins turns it into a spectral vision at night, the mountain ominously surrounded by cloud and silhouetted by the moon. A zigzag of lightning cuts through the sky, adding to the sense of danger. The sole witness sits in his canoe in the shadows.See more detail about this artwork
charles henry kennett watkins(1847 – 1933)
Explore the landscapes & Māori culture of New Zealand through the evocative paintings of Charles Henry Kennett Watkins. Discover his iconic works from the late 19th century.
オークランド・アート・ギャラリー・トイ・オ・タマキ(オークランド, ニュージーランド)
オークランド・アートギャラリー Toi o Tāmakiで、マオリや太平洋諸島の芸術、ニュージーランドの巨匠、そして世界の傑作が織りなす多彩なコレクションを堪能しましょう。見事な建築美と魅力的な展覧会があなたを待っています。
作品詳細
- 作品名: The Phantom Canoe: A Legend of Lake Tarawera
- 作家: charles henry kennett watkins
- 制作年: 1888
- 作品サイズ: 17.0 x 7.0 cm
- 技法: Panoramic
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 展示場所: オークランド・アート・ギャラリー・トイ・オ・タマキ
- カラーパレット: Earthy
- 知覚輝度: deep_shadow