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Broad leaf trees, Rockyside, Otago.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: 1865; on mount in pencil: Broad leaf Trees Rockyside, Otago 1865
Cabbage trees, Rockyside, Otago.
Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil: J.T.T. 30 Mar 65; l.r. in pencil: 1865; l.r. with brush: 1865; on mount in pencil: Cabbage Trees Rockyside, Otago 1865
Camp on the Waikahoura, Rakahuri.
Rakihuri - Ashley River (Taylor p. 29) Trip with Capt Thomas in Fly landed Port Cooper 15 Dec 1848. Fox spent 2 weeks exploring then went to Otago. Returned to P Cooper 22 Jan, and to P Nicholson, 23 Jan 1849.
Camp Te Papa, Tauranga.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: Camp Te Papa, Tauranga 23 April 64 5; verso in ink: My tent has a black patch. The general’s quarters in the left hand house I have nothing to colour with and have done what I could with a steel & quill pen. I hope…
Canterbury plains from the Heathcote river, 1851.
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Southern Alps. Riccarton Bush. Christchurch. Papanui. Harewood Forest. Sandhills. Heathcote river. Road to Lyttelton. Christchurch. Townsendís house. Swamps.
Canterbury Plains.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J.T.T. 1856; on mount in pencil: Canterbury Plains 28 Feb 1856
Cap.n King’s house. New Plymouth.
Lower right (l.r.) in cartouche with pen: WFox [WF ligated] May 1849; l.l. with pen: Cap.n King’s house New Plymouth; on sketchbook mount: New Plymouth, Cap.n King’s house Mount Egmont 1849; pasted to back of paper mount: [2 woodengravings after…
Central Otago landscape.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: M.D. Smither 70; recto former mount: 266
Central Otago landscape.
GH Brown says painted to show art school style fashion; Ron Brownson says painted to explore use of texture.
Clouds, hill and Claudia.
Upper left (u.l.) with brush in capitals: Clouds, Hills & Claudia, u.r. in capitals: R. White ’72
Dark Trees, Dunedin.
Signed l.r.: Colin McCahon.
Dart Valley.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J.T. Thomson 1883; verso: Dart Valley 1883
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.
Desert with mauve hill.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: M.D. Smither 69
Drawing for ‘Dear Wee June’. In loving memory of Our Dear Wee June who fell asleep… 1945.
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…
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…
[Gold dredging, Central.]
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: D. Lusk; verso panel in oil on unprimed surface: [unfinished flower study]