Waipā Public Art

Indoor
Angus Brent Summer Day, Devonshire

View of Mangakawa

Clara Gordon

Artwork details

Date 1898
Mediums Watercolour
Physical description Landscape with a mountain in the background and a country house, fencing and ponds in the foreground, framed.

Description

Clara Gordon (nee Firth), married Trevor Gordon and lived in Cambridge. Clara was born in Auckland and was the daughter of well-known pioneer Josiah Clifton Firth from Auckland and Matamata.

Gordon was a gifted watercolourist. This artwork was gifted to Council by the artist’s daughter, Mora Gordon.