Vera Cummings

Tamarere

Tamarere by Vera Cummings

Artwork Detail

This painting is a portrait of Chief Tamarere, a chief from Koriniti and Atene on the Whanganui River. Vera Cumming was C F Goldie’s leading student and was praised for her ability to reproduce the tonality of her master’s paintings. Although Cummings and Goldie often painted Māori who were staying at a local hostel in Parnell, this painting is based on a photograph of Tamerere by William Henry Thomas Partington, c. 1895, who was C F Goldie’s uncle.

Title
Tamarere
Artist/creator
Vera Cummings
Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
480 x 370 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of David Bennet, 2017
Accession no
2017/33
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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