"Mr Cook and La Peruse from Fox Glacier, West Coast of New Zealand by E. Airini Vane, purchased Auckland, 1958" is written in pencil on the papered backside of the framed oil painting, and re-written on a paper label affixed as well. So we know a good deal about the painting, including that I found it in an impressive East Coast USA estate. When I first saw it, I thought 'California plein air painting, Sierras', into which genre it could very well fit. Beautifully done, palette and stroke, the artist is well listed. A lovely landscape with a loose feel to it - almost Impressionist. While I am unsure why, it is framed with a cover glass/glazing. Full measurements noted on the photos. 

Mair, Kate, 1891-1965, Mair, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965, Mair, Kathleen Irene, 1891-1965, Vane, Kitty, 1891-1965

Artist, who signed her art work K Airini Vane. Daughter of Captain Gilbert Mair and Kate nee Sperry. Her mother died when she was three and she was brought up by a Scottish nurse, Miss Henry. Brought up in Auckland she studied art under Mr Kennett Watkins, and later at the Royal College of Art in London (1912). During WWI she met her husband Hon Captain Ralph Vane (3rd son of Lord and Lady Barnard of Raby Castle). They married in London in 1917, and then travelled extensively. She painted at every opportunity, exhibiting Academy in Paris in 1924, and in Malta. Her husband died in 1928, and later she travelled even more extensively - Canada, Africa, New Zealand, America. During WWII she revisited NZ and spent the war years here. Her great love was trees and in particular the Pohutakawa, earning her the title `The Pohutakawa Lady'. In 1953 she returned to NZ to settle at Laings Beach where she died in Feb 1965

Very good to excellent condition for age and type, again, framed with a cover glass even though it is an oil painting and not a watercolor, the which one might expect a glass for protection. The frame is simple wood, painted at one time perhaps a pale creamy gold. I've shown it close-up, as well, so you can see. You may wish to have this beautiful little painting re-framed to your liking. I find no flaws, no holes, no real loss apart from torn paper dust protective backing, as shown. 

Return Policy:
We always honor a 3-day return on our items, and guarantee them to be as described. Money back, less shipping costs, which are not refundable, so ask questions if necessary. We're easy to deal with.

Shipping and Handling Policy:

You are very important! Our fine inventory is very important. And your ranking of our performance is also very important! We wish to keep our 4.9 - 5 star ratings in all categories. Customer satisfaction is paramount with us, so if you're thinking we have not deserved your highest marks, please contact us and allow us to be sure your concerns are completely satisfied before you rank us. We aim for 5-star transactions every day, and depend upon you to tell us directly if we have not yet met that standard for your transaction. Thank you! We most often use USPS for our shipping needs but will be happy to ship by another carrier if you prefer.

We charge only actual postage & insurance, never a handling fee and never for packaging materials. Ebay is now requiring that our clients rank us on "shipping". The shipping price, speed and handling are actually under the sole control of the delivering postal agency, not Antiques & Uncommon Treasure so please remember that and leave us high DSR rankings. As always, please also feel free to contact us if you have any problems or concerns, we'll do what we can to ensure a happy and mutually enjoyable transaction.

Insurance has been eliminated as an option by ebay, forcing us sellers to either ship your items without insurance or assume that expense also. We always insure our items BUT, more importantly, pack them extremely well knowing that most are not replaceable. Again, damage in transit, while rare in our experience, is due to the postal agency handling and not caused by Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. Please remember that when leaving DSR ratings. Thanks!

Our shipping days are Tuesday and Friday, paid items will be shipped on the first shipping day after payment is received (except when special circumstances exist). We prefer to use USPS whenever possible, and require all packages to be insured. If you prefer another method of shipment, please mention it. We charge only actual expense of shipment/insurance, except in the case of larger items which must have special wood crates built. Wood crate charge, when applicable, is a flat $35.00 in addition to actual postage & insurance charges.

Other Information:
8.75% sales tax applicable as of April 1st, 2009 for shipments & sales within the state of California, no exceptions. If you are within CA and are a dealer buying for resale, you must provide us your active resale certificate # and acknowledgment of intent to resell or we will have to collect sales tax. No exceptions.

Auction Payment Methods:
Paypal: E-Check, Visa, Mastercard, etc.. Credit card payment by online service only, no direct processing.