The Wake for Thor, Great Dane. John Caselberg.
Creator
Rights
The Wake for Thor, Great Dane, poem by John Caselberg, painting by Colin McCahon.
Reproduction permission courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.
Reproduction permission courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.
Alternative Title
The Wake
The Wake for Thor : Panel 1
The Wake for Thor : Title panel
Date Created
1958
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 78/179 - 194
a7840_01
Subject
Description
1. Title; 1785 x 1265 mm; Inscribed: John Caselberg. The Wake for Thor, Great Dane; l.r.: McCahon ’58; centre right edge: Titirangi, 1957; verso: rejected version
Table Of Contents
16 panels incorporating the title and text of a poem by John Caselberg.
1. Title; 1785 x 1265 mm; Inscribed: John Caselberg. The Wake for Thor, Great Dane; l.r.: McCahon ’58; centre right edge: Titirangi, 1957; verso: rejected version. 2.; no text - landscape; 1785 x 740 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 3.; I; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” I; verso: rejected version 4.; no text - kauri; 1785 x 755 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 5.; II; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” II 6.; III; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” III; verso: rejected version 7. IV; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.r.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” IV 8.; V; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” V 9.; VI; 1785 x 1170 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” VI 10.; no text - kauri; 1785 x 820 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 11.; VII; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” VII 12.; no text - kauri; 1785 x 620 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 13.; VIII; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” VIII; verso: rejected version 14.; IX; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” IX; verso: rejected version 15.; no text - kauri;1785 x 790 mm 16.; no text - kauri;1785 x 610 mm l.l.: McCahon ’58.
1. Title; 1785 x 1265 mm; Inscribed: John Caselberg. The Wake for Thor, Great Dane; l.r.: McCahon ’58; centre right edge: Titirangi, 1957; verso: rejected version. 2.; no text - landscape; 1785 x 740 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 3.; I; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” I; verso: rejected version 4.; no text - kauri; 1785 x 755 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 5.; II; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” II 6.; III; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” III; verso: rejected version 7. IV; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.r.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” IV 8.; V; 1785 x 1225 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” V 9.; VI; 1785 x 1170 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” VI 10.; no text - kauri; 1785 x 820 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 11.; VII; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” VII 12.; no text - kauri; 1785 x 620 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58 13.; VIII; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” VIII; verso: rejected version 14.; IX; 1785 x 1265 mm; l.l.: McCahon ’58; margin below: John Caselberg, “The Wake” IX; verso: rejected version 15.; no text - kauri;1785 x 790 mm 16.; no text - kauri;1785 x 610 mm l.l.: McCahon ’58.
Extent
1785 x 1265 mm
Medium
monocoat inks on wet unstretched canvas
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Provenance
Given by Colin McCahon, Auckland, 1978.
Language
eng
Is Part Of
16 panels of wet unstretched canvas
Files
Collection
Citation
McCahon, Colin, “The Wake for Thor, Great Dane. John Caselberg.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 15, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/index.php/items/show/7601.
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake for Thor : Panel 2 |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake I |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake for Thor : Panel 4 |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake II |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake III |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake IV |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake V |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake VI |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake for Thor : Panel 10 |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake VII |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake for Thor : Panel 12 |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake VIII |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake IX |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake for Thor : Panel 15 |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: The Wake for Thor : Panel 16 |
| This Item | Has Version | Item: The Wake for Thor, Great Dane - text of the poem by John Caselberg. |