James Nairn
Artwork Detail
James Nairn was a leading member of the Glasgow Boys, a group of Scottish Impressionists. In this work, painted directly from nature, the flaming sunset contrasts with the cooler tones of sea and sky. The silhouette of Kaikoura’s wharf adds drama
to this Impressionist scene. Nairn frequently produced variant paintings of a subject under diverse atmospheric conditions. His daytime study of the same Kaikoura wharf is adjacent.
- Title
- Sunset
- Artist/creator
- James Nairn
- Production date
- 1903
- Medium
- oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
- 251 x 308 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
- Accession no
- 1970/13/2
- Other ID
- 1970/51 Old Accession Number
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- On display
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