Auckland, from the Verandah of Mr Reader Wood's Cottage

Auckland, from the Verandah of Mr Reader Wood’s Cottage is one of John Kinder’s most renowned paintings. Kinder’s home was just around the corner from his friend Reader Wood’s Gothic-style house in St Stephen’s Avenue, Parnell. Wood was an Auckland architect who had designed his own cottage. The painting shows the tidal estuary framed by the verandah and a cultivated garden overlooking the harbour. This watercolour is a sophisticated depiction of domestic colonial architecture showing the growth already occurring in the young town.

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