Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil vertically: Jan 1 1946; through image in pencil; [grid lines colour notes] concave; verso: [fragmentary sketch] landscape from Port Chalmers white.
Through image in pencil: [painting notes inscribed]; above image in pencil: [illeg inscription crossed out]; verso vertically in pencil: [illeg] from Psalms 1 25.
16 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Catherine Anne McCahon, 6 weeks old today, Thursday, May 17 Blue Black ink drawing. Signed Colin McCahon. 7" x 5""
05 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "on right. 4YA. Highcliffe [sic] Otago Peninsular [sic] c. 9 x 11 1/2. (Varnished with theatrical spirit gum (for sliding on boards etc) C.McC" Dated by Luit Bieringa.
22 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Colin McCahon. on left. Durville island taken from Ruby bay. initialled C.M. lower l. c. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. crayon".
Originally used for the 1947 exhibition in Dunedin, but presumably modified with Listener text for the 1948 exhibition in the Wellington Public Library.
Margin u.r. in pencil: 1947; margin l.r. in pencil: Colin McCahon; on mount: Rodney, I promised you these quite some time ago as they really belong with your painting. I don’t think they are of particular value as works of art but possibly are of…
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Otago Peninsula landscapes. Colin McCahon; through image in pencil: [gridlines]; on mount: Rodney, I promised you these quite some time ago as they really belong with your painting. I don’t think they are of particular…
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Drawing for Dear Wee June McCahon; u.r. in pencil: Dec 27 1945 [Variously inscribed throughout]; on attached paper in pencil: This is from the Port Chalmers Cemetery looking at the Harbour mouth. The final painting was…
Centre (c.) in ink: oil, Maitai Valley landscape. Not for sale. C. McCahon; u.l. in pencil: 2… BW dk cream close up no glass, Mr Brasch, 11a Smith St; verso original card: [oil painting Maitai Valley landscape, acc. 20,922 also titled Nelson Hills…