1908
A Landscape is a work by Walter Wright (1866–1933). It dates from 1908. It is kept at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in Auckland, New Zealand. It measures 40.6 × 60.9 cm.
Auckland, New Zealand
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Walter Wright, A Landscape (1908), Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Public domain.
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Acquire the high-resolution image"A Landscape" by Walter Wright is on display at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand. The museum listing refers to the original work, not to reproductions.
"A Landscape" by Walter Wright was created in 1908.
"A Landscape" measures 40.6 x 60.9cm in its original form. Original dimensions are a useful reference when choosing a reproduction size.
The copyright answer for "A Landscape" by Walter Wright: the work is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. This determines whether reproductions of the image may be freely made.
The artist behind "A Landscape" is Walter Wright. The work is catalogued under Walter Wright's name.
Walter Wright made "A Landscape" at the age of 42. The artist was born in 1866 and the work is dated 1908.
The copyright status of "A Landscape" - in the public domain - its copyright has expired - follows from the artist's death in 1933.
1866–1933
A Life in Color and History Born in Nottingham, England, Walter Wright emigrated to New Zealand with his family following the death of his father. Settling in Auckland, he began his professional journey as an upholstery apprentice on Shortland Street. His artistic talent emerged early, and he began exhibiting with the Auckland Society of Arts, where his seaside scenes were noted for their inherent genius. Seeking further refinement, Wright and his brother Frank returned to England to study at the Heatherley Art School, where Walter studied under Stanhope Forbes.
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