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…
G.H. Brown writes: McCahon described this work to me as 'a sort of Gate', & laughingly said that the title could be Abstract: Gate, but whether that is accurate enough to use as a generic title for the complete set, to which this work belongs, seems…
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: D. Lusk 1964; verso backing board: Self portrait 1954 [retraced to read] 1964 Doris Lusk Christchurch; stamp: A.J. Hall Ltd
Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil: Christmas 1969; verso: To Colin, Anne and Family. Love and greetings from Doris. I look forward to seeing you all in January