Original oil painting by John Gibb(1831 - 1909) of Piercy Island 1887. An impressive marine oil of the famous "Hole in the Wall" in Bay of Islands by this well known NZ artist whose paintings are held in most of NZ's major museums & galleries inc Te Papa,AAG,Mcdougall,Hocken,Dowse, Sarjeant,Waikato etc Oil on canvas set in a magnificient gilt frame. Overall condition is good especially for it's age but there is some crazing & some thicker protective varnish has been applied at some time in it's 135 year history but no cracking or damage.A truly atmospheric original one off NZ coastal seascape. Size of painting 500mmx750mm Overall size in frame 750mmx1000mm