24 Dec 2020

Christchurch Art Gallery looking for beach featured in painting

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 24 December 2020

If you're enjoying a beachside holiday this summer you should keep your eyes peeled for a mysterious beach from a 1920s painting.

Christchurch City Gallery purchased "Sentinels" by Thames painter Rhona Haszard earlier this month, and it depicts a balmy seaside scene.

But the gallery's staff aren't sure where it was painted - and they'd quite like to know.

Tim Jones is Christchurch Art Gallery's reference librarian. He speaks to Corin Dann.