by IainW | Aug 15, 2021 | Releases
George Sheriff (1846-1930) – In Flanders Fields – oil on board As with so many other early NZ artists George Sheriff was born in England. Before emigrating he studied art as a career and arrived in Wanganui around 1883. He then took up farming and continued painting....
by IainW | Aug 15, 2021 | Releases
George Chance – Mount Avalanche, Wanaka – Gelatin Silver print c.1920 This is a very fine, evocative photo signed by the noted photographer George Chance (1885-1963). Chance was a prominent and well-respected photographer active in the early 20th century. He is best...
by IainW | Aug 15, 2021 | Releases
Francis McCracken – Still Life with Anemones – Signed and dated 1938 This is a very attractive large watercolour by the New Zealand artist Francis McCracken (1879-1959). McCracken was born in Northern Ireland and emigrated with his family to Australia while...
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Ernest Buckmaster – Mount Ruapehu c. 1950 Today’s subject is a large oil of Mount Ruapehu painted around 1950 by the Australian artist Ernest Buckmaster (1897-1968). He studied at the National Gallery School of Art in Victoria from 1918 until 1924. Buckmaster...
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Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) – Stolen Kisses In our last post we spoke about Colin McCahon and his religious works. Now we being more light-hearted. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian era, noted for his political...
by IainW | Aug 15, 2021 | Releases
Colin McCahon (1919-1987) – 15 Drawings In this post we’re looking at a book – a rather famous book – just 24 pages in all (including covers) and valued at around $8,000-$10,000. It is of course Colin McCahon’s 15 Drawings executed between December 1951 and May 1952....
