PROVENANCE. Purchased from Artis Gallery, 1999 From the Collection of Sir Wilson & Lady Elisabeth Whineray.

In the 1930s, Lord Galway, then Governor General, visited Karekare to enjoy the sun and surf. Split Pin Rock provided an excellent private place where the GG could change into his bathing suit, so the viceregal Bentley was frequently seen parked by the rock, which seventy-five years later is known as Governor's Rock. p. 188 Peter Siddell, The Art of Peter Siddell, Godwit 2011