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Drawing for Landscape Theme and Variation.
Verso in red ballpoint pen: McC 41; verso in black ballpoint: 44b; on accompanying card in blue felt pen (McCahon’s hand): Colin McCahon, oil on paper. Drawing for “Landscape Theme & Variation” 1962-63. (This side to face the auctioneer.) My…
Truth from the King Country, Load bearing structures. Series 3/4.
Verso with brush: Truth from the King Country. Load bearing structures. 4 3rd Series. Colin McC ’78 Acrylic.
Otago Peninsula landscape - abandoned painting.
Originally verso Nelson Hills 3 Separated, titled and accessioned, August 1989.
The curtain of Solomon.
Originally three panels, the centre one apparently destroyed by the artist after CSA exhibition.
The curtain of Solomon.
Originally three panels, the centre one apparently destroyed by the artist after CSA exhibition.
Portrait of the artist’s daughter.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil.: Colin McCahon 1955; verso original mount: Portrait of the artist’s daughter.
Pohutukawa: from the Titirangi series.
Upper left (u.l.): C.M. Nov. ’57.
Dear Wee June.
Lower right (l.r.): McCahon Jan ’48; through image: In loving memory of dear wee June who fell asleep 12th March 1935 aged 4 years and 9 months. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven; verso stretcher: [hanging instructions, title] cat no 27.
Northland triptych: To know it is to love it.
Part 3 of a 3-part work.
Northland triptych: O New Zealand, why does nobody love you.
Part 2 of a 3-part work.
Northland triptych: Oh God, God, I know what you want.
Part 1 of a 3-part work.
Noughts and crosses, 5.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush C.McC. Jan ’76 Noughts and crosses; l.r.: 5.
Rosegarden V.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: C.McC. 74. Rosegarden - V.
Chair.
06 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken Library. McCahon writes: "Old chair. oil c 32 x 25 Undated but c. 1939. The actual chair eventually became the property of M.T. Woollaston when we left Mapua. Was bought at the famous second hand shop…
Timaru landscape.
10 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken Library. McCahon writes: "Untitled but North Otago. gouache 20 x 28 Signed etc McCahon 51 lower left. There are a number of these. The best (an oil) owned by Miss Jean Horsley, now in England. The…
Still life for the play Professor Mamlock.
13 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken Library. McCahon writes: "Still life. oil Sgd & dated Colin McCahon 1940 [sic] in mount 28 x 30 1/2. Note by R.N. O’Reilly on back of photograph. 'Professor Mamlock however was performed about…
Sketch for landscape from Flagstaff.
03 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Below. From Flagstaff - (Taieri Plain oil 1942. c 15 x 22".
Landscape Marahau.
17 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "The chestnut grove, Mahau Sound oil c. 14 1/2 x 20 1/2. Signed & dated Colin McCahon '44 but suggest date is wrong & should be rather earlier (ask R.E. Kennedy) A Cezanne…
Dunedin Summer Show at Tahuna Park.
04 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "on left. Dunedin Summer Show at Tahuna Park. Unsigned - undated but c 1935-6. Tempera c. 11 x 14".
Red baby.
14 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Red baby. Watercolour. Signed vertically lower left McCahon 44 [sic] c. 24 x 20. (Anne & William) watercolour. Painted at Renwicktown, Blenheim - the red was a zoot suit thing.…
Waterfall.
Lower right (l.r.) in ballpoint pen: McCahon Dec 64.
I am.
Lower right (l.r.): McCahon Feb ’54; on backing: C. McCahon I Am C.O.B.; on front of frame: 79.
Kauri trees.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: McCahon April 54; verso in ballpoint: [framing instructions].