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The Pink Terraces

Image

Pink Terraces of Otukapuarangi, 1890, Charles Blomfield.

Charles Blomfield (1848–1926) painted the Pink Terraces four years after they were buried by the eruption of Mt Tarawera. His highly romantic paintings strove for an aesthetic ideal.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Artist: Charles Blomfield, 1890
Ref: G0597
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page

The Pink Terraces, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/pink-terraces, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated