People and Places

The Fletcher Trust Collection at Aotearoa’s Government Houses

Introduction

For several years now, the official residences of the Governor-General of Aotearoa New Zealand, Government House Wellington and Government House Auckland, have played host to a selection of taonga from the Fletcher Trust Collection. The works span the period of colonisation to the mid-1980s, and emphasise questions of identity and place.

There are topographical images relating to the areas of Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Whanganui-a-Tara, portraits of rangatira, and works by key women artists. Treasures from other collections, including that of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, add further texture.

— Francis McWhannell
Curator, Fletcher Trust Collection

Te Whanganui-a-Tara: Government House Wellington

ANGAS, George French;

Ngātata, Chief of Kumutoto and Father of Wī Tako

1844, 325 x 230mm, Watercolour on paper

ANGAS, George French;

E Rangi and E Tohi, Girls of Port Nicholson, with Kiko, an Old Woman of Tiakiwai

c.1844, 190 x 230mm, Watercolour on paper

WEBBER, John;

View in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

1809, 290 x 410mm, Hand-coloured engraving on paper

FIGGIS, Constable (rank of);

Bridge Street, Nelson

c.1840, 335 x 490mm, Watercolour on paper

BREES, Samuel Charles;

Porirua Harbour and Paremata Whaling Station in November 1843

1845, 235 x 370mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

HEAPHY, Charles;

Port Nicholson, from the Hills Above Petone, 1840

1845, 235 x 390mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

HEAPHY, Charles;

Te Hiko-o-te-rangi, the Son of Te Pēhi Kupe

1845, 245 x 170mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

HEAPHY, Charles;

Whata, or Provision House, at Otumatua, on the North Shore of Cook’s Strait

1845, 255 x 175mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

HEAPHY, Charles;

Te Puni

1845, 245 x 170mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

HEAPHY, Charles;

Te Wharepōuri

1845, 245 x 170mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

SMITH, William Mein;

Court-Yard in Pipitea Pā at Wellington

1845, 245 x 175mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

SMITH, William Mein;

Wāhi Tapu or Burial Place

1845, 255 x 175mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

SMITH, William Mein;

The Harbour of Port Nicholson and the Town of Wellington

1845, 240 x 1410mm, Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

OLIVER, Richard Aldworth;

Te Rangihaeata, Chief of Ngāti Toa

c.1850, 470 x 325mm, Watercolour on paper

OLIVER, Richard Aldworth;

Te Rangihaeata, New Zealand Chief

1852, 425 x 315mm, Lithograph on paper

GILFILLAN, John Alexander;

Interior of a Native Village or Pā, in New Zealand

c.1852, 470 x 630mm, Lithograph on paper

MAPLESTONE, Henry;

Tinakori Road, Wellington

1849, 300 x 450mm, Watercolour on paper

SMITH, William Mein;

Woburn Farm, River Hutt

c.1850, 260 x 390mm, Watercolour on paper

FOX, William;

Lake Wakatipu, Otago

c.1860, 230 x 335mm, Watercolour on paper

FOX, William;

Taupō with Ruapehu and Tongariro from Tapuaehanui

c.1885, 205 x 270mm, Watercolour on paper

KELLY, Richard Seymour;

Dunedin from Maclaggan Street, Otago: Taken from My Lodgings, Clifton Villa

1862, 370 x 590mm, Watercolour on paper

KELLY, Richard Seymour;

The Quarries, Dunedin, Otago: Upper Maclaggan Street, from Clifton Villa

1862, 370 x 590mm, Watercolour on paper

O'BRIEN, George;

Woodhaugh, Near Dunedin

1865, 460 x 625mm, Watercolour on paper

IGGLESDEN, Charles Moore;

Captain Sharp’s Residence

1868, 370 x 505mm, Watercolour on paper

MARTIN, Albin;

Extensive View of Waikato River

c.1865, 500 x 620mm, Oil on board

SYMONS, John;

A Road, Goldfields, Thames

c.1870, 440 x 590mm, Oil on canvas

CHEVALIER, Nicholas;

Māori Hunting Party, Lake Mavora, Otago

1875, 495 x 750mm, Oil on canvas

SHARPE, Alfred;

A Peep at Coromandel from the Whangapoua Bridle Track

1881, 420 x 650mm, Watercolour on paper

RAWORTH, William Henry;

Blue Lake, Otago

1882, 555 x 1000mm, Watercolour on paper

WELCH, W. C.;

Early Morning, Dunedin

1884, 480 x 710mm, Watercolour on paper

AUBREY, Christopher;

Wellington from Kelburn

1888, 495 x 880mm, Watercolour on paper

HODGKINS, William Mathew;

Taieri River in Flood

1892, 330 x 980mm, Watercolour on paper

ATKINSON, Robert;

Portrait of Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, Horonuku

1889, 740 x 580mm, Oil on canvas

ATKINSON, Robert;

Portrait of Te Uira Te Heuheu

1889, 525 x 720mm, Watercolour on paper

FARR, Samuel Charles;

West Coast, South Island, with Mount Cook and Others, from the River Arahura, 1850

1898, 355 x 535mm, Oil on canvas

VON GUERARD, Eugene;

Milford Sound, Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls

1892, 230 x 310mm, Oil on board

COUSINS, Thomas Selby;

Artist’s Camp Beneath Mount Cook

c.1890, 325 x 235mm, Watercolour on paper

FIELD, Isabel;

Mist Descending

1899, 700 x 495mm, Watercolour on paper

JOEL, Grace;

Poppies

1895, 385 x 480mm, Oil on canvas on board

FITZHERBERT, Herbert;

Pumpkin Cottage, Silverstream, Wellington

1900, 160 x 230mm, Watercolour on paper

NAIRN, James McLauchlan;

Evans Bay, Wellington Harbour

1903, 265 x 360mm, Watercolour on paper

WORSLEY, Charles Nathaniel;

Wellington Wharves and Harbour

c.1910, 250 x 450mm, Watercolour on paper

THOMPSON, Sydney Lough;

Morning, Wellington Wharves

c.1936, 455 x 535mm, Oil on canvas

WRIGHT, Walter;

The Family Gathering

c.1910, 285 x 410mm, Oil on canvas

RICHARDSON, Harry Linley;

Waterwheel

c.1930, 285 x 400mm, Watercolour on paper

MCINTYRE, Raymond;

La Jeunesse Serene

1914, 425 x 345mm, Oil on board

NICOLL, Archibald Frank;

Tree and Pond

c.1920, 230 x 320mm, Oil on board

ARNDT, Mina;

Moonlit Night

c.1920, 470 x 380mm, Gouache on paper

MERTON, Owen;

Trees, Red Bank and Houses

1923, 460 x 580mm, Watercolour on paper

SHERWOOD, Maud;

Lady with the Green Umbrella

c.1925, 270 x 245mm, Oil on canvas

SHERWOOD, Maud;

Garden with Child Playing in Sandpit

c.1925, 430 x 360mm, Watercolour on paper

HASZARD, Rhona;

The Blue Wrap

1925, 300 x 365mm, Oil on canvas on board

HODGKINS, Frances;

The Birdcage (or Blue Still Life)

c.1929, 750 x 585mm, Oil on canvas

HODGKINS, Frances;

Still Life

1929, 705 x 555mm, Oil on canvas

HODGKINS, Frances;

Sea Landscape with Flowers

1932, 470 x 355mm, Pencil on paper

HODGKINS, Frances;

Pumpkins and Pimenti

1935, 515 x 705mm, Gouache and watercolour on paper

SCALES, Flora;

Town by the Water (Saint-Tropez)

c.1939, 320 x 390mm, Oil on canvas

RICHMOND, Dorothy Kate;

Lake Rotoroa, South Island

1931, 340 x 505mm, Watercolour on paper

SPENCER-BOWER, Olivia;

Waimakariri

1930, 415 x 550mm, Watercolour on paper

SPENCER-BOWER, Olivia;

Central Otago

c.1940, 410 x 550mm, Watercolour on paper

MCCORMACK, Thomas Arthur;

Landscape, Hawke’s Bay No. 2

c.1940, 490 x 640mm, Watercolour on paper

MCCORMACK, Thomas Arthur;

Vase of Flowers

c.1950, 400 x 250mm, Watercolour on buff paper

SAVAGE, Cedric;

Farm Scene

c.1940, 330 x 490mm, Watercolour on paper

ANGUS, Rita;

Dona Nobis Pacem (Vaughan Williams)

1944, 785 x 685mm, Oil on canvas

STEWART, Helen;

At the Bay

c.1946, 620 x 750mm, Oil on board

BULLMORE, Edward;

Cabbage Trees at Hunua

1956, 690 x 375mm, Oil on board

PETER, Juliet;

Boats, Island Bay

1960, 700 x 890mm, Oil on board

MURU, Selwyn;

Porirua Hills

1965, 590 x 490mm, Oil on board

SCHOON, Theo;

Split Level View Finder

1965, 810 x 605mm, Oil on board

TAPPER, Garth;

Preview

1967, 340 x 440mm, Oil on board

PAGE, Evelyn;

Wellington Waterfront

c.1970, 470 x 800mm, Oil on canvas on board

PAGE, Evelyn;

Tribute to China

1983, 595 x 495mm, Oil on canvas

THOMPSON, Pauline;

Suzanne Aubert at the Mirror

1986, 595 x 755mm, Oil on canvas

Tāmaki Makaurau: Government House Auckland

MERRETT, Joseph Jenner;

Ōtāwhao School

c.1848, 150 x 270mm, Watercolour on paper

MERRETT, Joseph Jenner;

Roman Catholic College, North Shore

c.1848, 160 x 300mm, Watercolour on paper

MERRETT, Joseph Jenner;

Saint John’s College, Bishop’s Auckland

c.1848, 210 x 330mm, Watercolour on paper

MERRETT, Joseph Jenner;

Saint Stephen’s School, Suburbs of Auckland

c.1848, 200 x 320mm, Watercolour on paper

WYNYARD, Robert Henry;

Auckland Barracks

1850, 185 x 220mm, Ink and watercolour on paper