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| Keywords: William Hodges, View of part of Owharre (Fare) Harbour, Island of Huahine, 1773.jpg en View of part of Owharre Fare Harbour Island of Huahine Hodges's paintings of the Pacific celebrate British exploration He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage undertaken in the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure' 1772 “75 This was primarily in the form of drawings many later converted to engravings in the official account of the voyage He also did some oil paintings on the voyage but most especially the larger ones were painted in London on his return The NMM holds 26 oils relating to the voyage of which 24 were either painted for or acquired by the Admiralty Cook's main purpose on this expedition was to locate if possible the much talked-of but unknown Southern Continent and further expand knowledge of the central Pacific islands in which Hodges' records of coastal profiles were in part important for navigational reasons This small oil study was almost certainly made during the voyage's first visit to the Society Islands during August-September 1773 The freshness of the painting its topographical accuracy and its treatment of light indicate that it was done on the spot Cook anchored in Fare harbour on the west of Huahine on 2 September 1773 staying for some five days Hodges's picture of the bay overlooked by a towering craggy peak silhouetted against a vast sky and becalmed ocean must have been painted during this period presumably from the ship's cabin The uneven paint application suggests a fairly hasty execution Whereas the sky is painted with the thinnest layer of oil allowing the grain of the canvas to show through heavy impasto distinguishes the native craft the rocky outcrops of the shoreline and the water breaking over the reef Further variety is provided by the stark contrast of sunlit outcrops and shadow on the mountainside and the more intricate variation of light and dark areas in the island's lush vegetation This is one of a group of four small paintings made of the Society Islands during August “September 1773; all are of similar dimensions and employ similar canvas and painterly techniques http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/13319 html 1773-09 creator William Hodges PD-Art-100 Paintings by William Hodges 1773 paintings French Polynesia in art History of French Polynesia Huahine Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Islands in art Paintings of ports and harbours | ||||
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