C1888

Queenstown.

Artist:

William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)

Scarce, detailed c.19th hand coloured engraved view of Queenstown, New Zealand. Maori overlanders first came to the Queenstown area via the valley systems of Southland and Otago in search of food, fibre and stone resources. They hunted the large, flightless … Read Full Description

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S/N: PAA-NZ-3653–221534

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Categories: NEW ZEALAND, TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEWS, South Island

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Full Title:

Queenstown.

Date:

C1888

Artist:

William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

252mm

x 160mm

Paper Size:

286mm

x 181mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1888

Description:

Scarce, detailed c.19th hand coloured engraved view of Queenstown, New Zealand.

Maori overlanders first came to the Queenstown area via the valley systems of Southland and Otago in search of food, fibre and stone resources. They hunted the large, flightless moa and discovered sources of pounamu (greenstone) at the head of Lake Wakatipu.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 9829g.
Hughes-d’Aeth, T. Paper Nation : The Story of the Picturesque Atlas of Australia. Melbourne 2001 :.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1654251
National Gallery Australia: LEGACY ID 34588
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1046852
Getty Museum Los Angeles: Object name: 1218593
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvDRQZXzWd
State Library Victoria: CCF 919.4 G19

William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)

Fitler was born in Philadelphia in 1857 and studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was a tonalist landscape painter and most of his works depict views of New York, Connecticut, or Long Island. Fitler was a member of the Salmagundi Club, New York Watercolor Club, Brooklyn Art Association, Artists Fund Society, and New York Municipal Art Society. Fitler came to Australia with Fred B. Schell and W.T. Smedley to work on Australia's most ambitious and largest colonial publishing venture the, Picturesque Atlas of Australia. On his return to America he exhibited widely and was included in shows at the National Academy (1880-1907), Brooklyn Art Club (1881-1886), and Boston Art Club (1881-1908).

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