Superb large hand-coloured silver gelatin photographic print by White’s Aviation, New Zealand 1960s.

CORRECTION: Peter Alsop, foremost expert on NZ hand-coloured photography, has identified this as a National Publicity Studio photo, not by Whites Aviation. The portrait format was not part of White’s images of Lake Matheson.

Lake Matheson with Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman reflected in its waters. The National Library in NZ has original plates for this photograph, dated August 1965.

Original Australian Blackwood frame. Original glass. New acid free mat. New acid-free backing.

DIMENSIONS

Print 50 x 60 cm

Frame 70.5 x 83 cm

CONDITION

Print in very good to excellent condition. Frame and glass restored and in excellent condition. New acid free mat. New acid free backing board.

There are some creases in the print from the original 1960s glue-down. The illustration of these creases should be compared carefully to the edges of the mat which are shown in the images. You’ll see that the mat edges in the images are highly magnified, giving some indication of the compact and localised size of the creases.

No losses of colour or surface to the print. The original backing board the print is glued to has not been replaced and may not to be acid free. There is some bowing of the original print and backing board with 5mm space showing at the bottom edge between the image and the mat.