£550
FRANK BARNES (NEW ZEALAND, 1859-1941)
The New Zealand Shipping Co's S.S. 'Tongariro' under reefed canvas
Signed 'F. Barnes Wellington 1906' (lower right) and inscribed with title lower left
Oil on board
20 x 30in. (51 x 76cm.)
Built by Hawthorn Leslie in 1901, the 8,895 ton general cargo steamer Tongariro was wrecked off Bull Rocks, Portland Island, New Zealand on 30th August, 1916, whilst carrying a general cargo from London intended for Wellington.
slight scuffing top left-hand side and bottom edge, could do with a clean (unframed)
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