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Story: Perceptions of the landscape

Edward Friström, ‘Pohutukawa’

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Edward Friström, ‘Pohutukawa’

Edward Friström was a Swedish-born artist who arrived in Auckland in 1903. In his early years in the country he painted this pōhutukawa tree on the coast, at a time when the beach was starting to be appreciated for its natural beauty.

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by Edward Friström

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Jock Phillips, Perceptions of the landscape – Scenic New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/14402/edward-fristrom-pohutukawa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.