45. Alfred Sharpe 1836 - 1908
Taupiri Gorge From The Kupukupa Coal Mines
Watercolour
43 x 61 cm

est. $20,000 - 30,000
Fetched $26,500
Relative Size: Taupiri Gorge From The Kupukupa Coal Mines
Relative size

Provenance: Fletcher Trust Collection

The scene is Taupiri Gorge from the Kupukupa Coal Mines showing the slate formation of the Hakarimata Range through which the Waikato River has forged a passage. The picture is excellently painted, and is a vast improvement on some of Mr Sharpe's former productions. New Zealand Herald, 6 March 1876.

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