Original Nicholas Chevalier Watercolor Circa. 1865

The following auction is for an original watercolor by highly esteemed New Zealand artist Nicholas Chevalier title, 'Lake Wakatipu, Mt. Earnslaw'.The painting is signed to lower left-hand corner, 'N. Chevalier'. Based on my knowledge of Chevalier the painting would date between 1865 - 1866 which was when he was based in the South Island.

Previously held in a Private Collection in Wellington before which the painting was in the collection of the Manchester Fire Assurance Company in Sydney (established 1824). We can trace the ownership as far back as 1892 during which Rodney Cherry was manager of the Manchester Fire Assurance Company.

Nicholas Chevalier is one of New Zealand's top historical artists that is on par with colleagues such as Charles Blomfield and John Gully. He is best known for his depictions of New Zealand and Australian landscapes. He visited New Zealand on 3 occasions before leaving permanently on 8th May, 1869.

We have had the following painting reframed with the highest quality materials to include museum quality glass. The painting is ready to hang on the wall and looks stunning. It is a very good investment at this particular point in time. The pricing on such paintings will only go up over time. The original asking price when we first saw the following painting was between NZ$ 12,000.00 to 14,000.00.

Frame size: 75 x 58 cm Painting size: 49 x 30 cm

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