Charles Blomfield
A Bush Mill, Whatipu, West Coast

Artwork Detail
The remnants of the forest that frame this scene foretell the clearing of the trees behind. It was the practice for gangs of sawyers to go into the virgin bush and set up shanties in the valleys which they would use as their base while felling the surrounding trees.
Blomfield became a passionate advocate for the conservation of native bush and reflected that he was grateful that, having arrived in New Zealand in 1863, he saw the country ‘before the hand of man had spoiled most of its natural beauty.’ (Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai, 2004)
- Title
- A Bush Mill, Whatipu, West Coast
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1880
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 355 x 508 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1930
- Accession no
- 1930/22/2
- Other ID
- 0/27 Old Accession Number
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
To find out which artworks are available for print requests and reproduction please enquire here. This service only applies to select artworks in the Gallery's collection.