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Auckland Art Gallery holds a large and significant permanent collection of New Zealand art. Alongside historic, modern and contemporary New Zealand art, we care for and display outstanding works by Māori and Pacific Island artists, as well as international paintings, sculptures and prints ranging in date from the 11th century to the present day.

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Online Collection: Sāmoan Language Week

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Malosi (Strength)
Malosi (Strength)

Ioane Ioane

Production date
1997
Medium
Douglas fir, oregon pine and slate
Size (h x w)
2100 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased in 1997
Accession no
1997/2
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Self-portrait with side of pe'a, Basque Road, Newton Gully
Self-portrait with side of pe'a, Basque Road, Newton Gully

Greg Semu

Production date
1995
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold and selenium
Size (h x w)
610 x 508 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1996
Accession no
1995/20/9
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DPM2
DPM2

Graham Fletcher

Production date
2001
Medium
enamel on tapa canvas
Size (h x w)
1600 x 2400 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001
Accession no
2001/24
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La'a La'a Luga le Fanua o le Mata (A Look through My Eyelands)
La'a La'a Luga le Fanua o le Mata (A Look through My Eyelands)

Rosanna Raymond

Production date
1996
Medium
gelatin silver print, ink
Size (h x w)
505 x 430 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1998
Accession no
1998/21
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Wikitoria's Room
Wikitoria's Room

Lonnie Hutchinson

Production date
2001
Medium
builder's paper, plastic and MDF board
Size (h x w)
3000 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001
Accession no
2001/43/1-8
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Masina le sogi (Moon scent)
Masina le sogi (Moon scent)

Fatu Feu'u

Production date
1997
Medium
oil and oil stick on canvas
Size (h x w)
1460 x 1710 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/29
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Nuclear Rosary - White Sunday
Nuclear Rosary - White Sunday

Niki Hastings-McFall

Production date
1999
Medium
plastic flowers, rosary beads, crucifix, sterling silver and fishing line
Size (h x w)
1120 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2000
Accession no
2000/31/1
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The High chief and His Subjects
The High chief and His Subjects

Shigeyuki Kihara

Production date
2003
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
507 x 610 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2012
Accession no
2012/25/3
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So'omuta Village
So'omuta Village

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2003
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
330 x 240 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2003/1/35
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Fa’amalea Heads
Fa’amalea Heads

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2008
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1030 x 770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2009
Accession no
2009/10/2
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Milk and Honey
Milk and Honey

Lonnie Hutchinson

Production date
2012
Medium
builders paper, metal pins
Size (h x w)
3000 x 3000 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2012
Accession no
C2012/1/33.1-3
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Hendo
Hendo

Edith Amituanai

Production date
2011
Medium
pigment inkjet print
Size (h x w)
675 x 872 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2012
Accession no
2012/11/2

Online Collection: New Zealand Music Month

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Tua Whitu
Tua Whitu

Michael Parekōwhai

Production date
1999
Medium
custom-made ‘Patriot’ semi-acoustic jazz guitar, maple, spruce, rewarewa, kauri, ebony and paua
Size (h x w)
1200 x 570 x 500 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001
Accession no
C2001/1/5.1-4
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3 Pieces from Gung Ho 1, 2, 3D
3 Pieces from Gung Ho 1, 2, 3D

Phil Dadson

Production date
circa 1982
Medium
12 inch vinyl record with cardboard cover and paper insert
Size (h x w)
305 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2004
Accession no
2004/17/2
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The Story of a New Zealand River
The Story of a New Zealand River

Michael Parekōwhai

Production date
2001
Medium
paua, capiz, lacquer and wood on a concert grand piano
Size (h x w)
1015 x 1580 x 2725 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Thanksgiving Foundation, 2023
Accession no
2023/8/1
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Still Life with Guitar, Bottle of Bass and Fruit
Still Life with Guitar, Bottle of Bass and Fruit

Henri Hayden

Production date
1918
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1010 x 740 x 41 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1958
Accession no
1958/1
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Drum
Drum

Tom Risley

Production date
1984
Medium
metal car bonnets and pop rivets
Size (h x w)
1204 x 1040 x 1040 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no
C1994/1/281
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(Man playing violin)
(Man playing violin)

Geoff W Perry

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
277 x 362 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/104
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The Drivers
The Drivers

Julian Dashper

Production date
1992
Medium
enamel on drumhead with drumkit
Size (h x w)
1250 x 1500 x 1500 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001
Accession no
C2001/1/27/1
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Black Monochrome With Violin
Black Monochrome With Violin

John Nixon

Production date
1993
Medium
enamel and violin on hardboard
Size (h x w)
1800 x 1200 x 150 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/21
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The Flute Player
The Flute Player

Ludolph Busing Georges Lallemand

Production date
1620-1640
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut
Size (h x w)
258 x 210 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/28
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Feedback
Feedback

Clinton Watkins

Production date
2011
Medium
single channel video, standard definition (SD), 4:3, colour, silent
Size (h x w)
40sec
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2011
Accession no
C2011/1/53
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(Man playing cello)
(Man playing cello)

Geoff W Perry

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
366 x 275 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/86
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Untitled [The Piano Lesson]
Untitled [The Piano Lesson]

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
circa 1911
Medium
watercolour and charcoal
Size (h x w)
780 x 845 x 33 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007
Accession no
2007/8/5

Online Collection: Rain Rain Go Away

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Wet Afternoon
Wet Afternoon

Ethel Spowers

Production date
1930
Medium
linocut
Size (h x w)
240 x 202 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/136
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Pattern inspired by rain
Pattern inspired by rain

A Lois White

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Production date
circa 1941
Medium
oil on cardboard
Size (h x w)
510 x 410 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/22
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Rainy day
Rainy day

Paul Hartigan

Production date
1972
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
406 x 256 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Malcolm Ross, 1983
Accession no
1983/8/2
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Rain clouds
Rain clouds

Richard Killeen

Production date
1997
Medium
acrylic and gesso on aluminium
Size (h x w)
680 x 1140 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/25/1-165
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After rain
After rain

Len Casbolt

Production date
circa 1952
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
351 x 284 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/12
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Rain, rain
Rain, rain

John Coley

Production date
1968
Medium
silkscreen
Size (h x w)
762 x 571 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968
Accession no
1968/36/4
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Morning after rain
Morning after rain

Frank Wright

Production date
1912
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
603 x 905 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Picture Purchase Fund, 1912
Accession no
1912/9/7
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After Rain, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand
After Rain, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand

William Hodgkins

Production date
1896
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
274 x 527 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1962
Accession no
1962/5/2
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Rain coal and wood
Rain coal and wood

Eileen Mayo

Production date
circa 1975-circa 1977
Medium
woodblock
Size (h x w)
330 x 530 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/36
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The Strand, Parnell, Auckland
The Strand, Parnell, Auckland

Gary Baigent

Production date
1964
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
155 x 235 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Gary Baigent, 1997
Accession no
1997/13/3
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Rotoiti
Rotoiti

John Tole

Production date
circa 1948-circa 1951
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
452 x 510 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the William James Jobson Trust, 1951
Accession no
1951/12/1