Down to the water with a canoe somewhere in New Zealand with painter Kennett Watkins. Living from 1847 to 1933, he was born in India and grew up in England. Migrated to New Zealand in 1873.

“The Phantom Canoe – A Legend of Lake Tarawera.” 1888. English/New Zealander. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Auckland Art Gallery. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://wanderingvertexes.blogspot.com/2021/08/mount-tarawera-and-lake-painted-by.html

“Waikato River.” 1881. English/New Zealander. Signed on the lower right. Collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 80 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kennett_Watkins_-Waikato_River-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

“The Legend of the Voyage to New Zealand.” 1912. English/New Zealander. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Auckland Art Gallery. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 80 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kennett_Watkins_-The_Legend_of_the_Voyage_to_New_Zealand–U-32-_Auckland_Art_Gallery.jpg

Australia and New Zealand from a time that’s never coming back, painted by Eugene von Guérard (1811-1901). Born in Austria, he went out to Australia in 1852 to look for gold and ended up staying to paint.

Eugene_von_Guerard_-_Bush_fire_between_Mount_Elephant_and_Timboon,_1857 — “Bush fire between Mount Elephant and Timboon.” 1857. Oil on canvas on cardboard. Location not known. Source: photographed at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. In the public domain due to age. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_von_Guerard_-_Bush_fire_between_Mount_Elephant_and_Timboon,_1857.jpg

milford-sound-new-zealand-1877-eugene-von-guerard — “Milford Sound, New Zealand.” 1877. In the public domain due to age. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/milford-sound-new-zealand-1877-eugene-von-guerard.html

1280px-Eugene_VON_GUÉRard_-_North-east_view_from_the_northern_top_of_Mount_Kosciusko_-_Google_Art_Project — “North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko.” 1863. Oil on canvas. Collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_VON_GU%C3%89Rard_-_North-east_view_from_the_northern_top_of_Mount_Kosciusko_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

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