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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: In Memory of Bill Culbert

Cascade — Cascade

Bill Culbert

Production date

1986

Medium

plastic bottles, fluorescent tubes

Size (h x w)

1524 x 2438 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1988

Accession no

1988/6/2

Cascade

Celeste — Celeste

Bill Culbert

Production date

1970

Medium

Perspex, light bulbs, metal

Size (h x w)

365 x 355 x 355 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990

Accession no

1990/35/1

Celeste

Plain of Jars — Plain of Jars

Bill Culbert

Production date

1996

Medium

jars, light bulbs, fittings and a wood table

Size (h x w)

870 x 2000 x 2000 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000

Accession no

C2000/1/8/1-101

Plain of Jars

Hokitika Return Journey — Hokitika Return Journey

Bill Culbert

Production date

1978

Medium

suitcase, fluorescent tube

Size (h x w)

355 x 500 x 140 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987

Accession no

1987/39/1

Hokitika Return Journey

Standard Lamps Day, Night — Standard Lamps Day, Night

Bill Culbert

Production date

1995

Medium

black and white photographic prints

Size (h x w)

1248 x 2560 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1999

Accession no

C1999/1/5/1-2

Standard Lamps Day, Night

Moonlight Creek 2 — Moonlight Creek 2

Bill Culbert

Production date

1978

Medium

light bulb, stone, Perspex, wood

Size (h x w)

225 x 385 x 310 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987

Accession no

1987/39/2

Moonlight Creek 2

Bucket, Croagnes — Bucket, Croagnes

Bill Culbert

Production date

2012

Medium

C-type print

Size (h x w)

803 x 933 x 40 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Creative New Zealand in recognition of support for New Zealand's presence at the Venice Biennale 2013

Accession no

C2013/1/12/1

Bucket, Croagnes

Flat Out — Flat Out

Bill Culbert

Production date

2009

Medium

wood, glass, fluorescent tubes and electrical cable

Size (h x w)

2000 x 3720 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2009

Accession no

2009/33/2

Flat Out

Small Glass Pouring Light — Small Glass Pouring Light

Bill Culbert

Production date

1997

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

400 x 400 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2001

Accession no

2001/10/5

Small Glass Pouring Light

Seven Yellow Cloroval, Easter Island — Seven Yellow Cloroval, Easter Island

Bill Culbert

Production date

1994

Medium

plastic bottles, card tube, fluorescent light and light box

Size (h x w)

1615 x 610 x 60 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997

Accession no

C1997/1/24/1-2

Seven Yellow Cloroval, Easter Island

Light Plain — Light Plain

Bill Culbert

Production date

1997

Medium

lamp shades, light bulbs and fittings

Size (h x w)

2250 x 8540 x 4880 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000

Accession no

C2000/1/7.1-14

Light Plain

Strait (Manukau) 2 — Strait (Manukau) 2

Bill Culbert

Production date

2015

Medium

plastic bottles, fluorescent tube

Size (h x w)

375 x 1220 x 145 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015

Accession no

C2015/1/11

Strait (Manukau) 2

Online Collection: Autumn Arrival

A Sussex Autumn — A Sussex Autumn

Henry La Thangue

Production date

1907

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1208 x 1080 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Frame sponsored by Barbara and Georgina Watson, Wellington.

Accession no

M1907/1

A Sussex Autumn

Henry La Thangue

Still life: bottle and apples — Still life: bottle and apples

John Weeks

Production date

Unknown

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

317 x 412 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with the aid of a grant from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, 1970

Accession no

1970/1/3

Still life: bottle and apples

Late Harvest — Late Harvest

Eileen Mayo

Production date

1966

Medium

screenprint

Size (h x w)

360 x 560 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968

Accession no

1968/22

Late Harvest

The Fall of the Leaf — The Fall of the Leaf

Sybil Andrews

Production date

1934

Medium

linocut

Size (h x w)

387 x 294 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell

Accession no

1953/2/149

The Fall of the Leaf

The Threshing Machine — The Threshing Machine

Frances Hodgkins

Production date

circa 1919

Medium

watercolour

Size (h x w)

430 x 382 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir Ernest Davis, 1937

Accession no

1937/4/1

The Threshing Machine

Frances Hodgkins

Old Cornish Cider Press — Old Cornish Cider Press

Francis Roskruge

Production date

1891-1952

Medium

aquatint

Size (h x w)

246 x 340 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

MU/227

Old Cornish Cider Press

Francis Roskruge

Autumn Roses — Autumn Roses

Robert Anning Bell

Production date

1906

Medium

watercolour

Size (h x w)

519 x 770 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1912

Accession no

1912/4

Autumn Roses

Robert Anning Bell

The Titoki, A Forest-tree — The Titoki, A Forest-tree

Martha King Day & Haghe

Production date

1845

Medium

hand-coloured lithograph

Size (h x w)

375 x 270 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the M A Serra Trust, 1987

Accession no

1987/16/12

The Titoki, A Forest-tree

Martha King Day & Haghe

Autumn Midnight — Autumn Midnight

Eric Gill

Production date

1923

Medium

wood engraving

Size (h x w)

115 x 79 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr R Nan Kivell, 1953

Accession no

1953/2/276

Autumn Midnight

A Village fair (Village festival in honour of Saint Hubert and Saint Anthony) — A Village fair (Village festival in honour of Saint Hubert and Saint Anthony)

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

On display

Production date

Unknown

Medium

oil on panel

Size (h x w)

1118 x 1651 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961

Accession no

M1961/1

A Village fair (Village festival in honour of Saint Hubert and Saint Anthony)

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

On display

Harvest — Harvest

Ethel Spowers

Production date

1932

Medium

linocut

Size (h x w)

178 x 283 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953

Accession no

1953/2/134

Harvest

Kôdai-ji aki no kei (Autumn Scene at Kôdai-ji Temple) — Kôdai-ji aki no kei (Autumn Scene at Kôdai-ji Temple)

Hasegawa Sodanobu I

Production date

1870-1871

Medium

woodcut - nishiki-e (full colour) technique

Size (h x w)

171 x 237 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M184

Kôdai-ji aki no kei (Autumn Scene at Kôdai-ji Temple)

Hasegawa Sodanobu I

Online Collection: Recent acquisitions by the Mackelvie Trust

Pohutakawa (New Zealand Christmas Tree) – Metrosideros excelsa — Pohutakawa (New Zealand Christmas Tree) – Metrosideros excelsa

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/1

Pohutakawa (New Zealand Christmas Tree) – Metrosideros excelsa

Rengarenga or rock lily - Arthrapodium cirratum — Rengarenga or rock lily - Arthrapodium cirratum

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/2

Rengarenga or rock lily - Arthrapodium cirratum

Karo or stiffleaf cheesewood – Pittosporum crassifolium — Karo or stiffleaf cheesewood – Pittosporum crassifolium

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/3

Karo or stiffleaf cheesewood – Pittosporum crassifolium

Pua o te reinga, pua reinga (flower of the underworld) or waewae atua, (feet of gods) – Wood Rose or Hades Flower – dactylanthus taylorii — Pua o te reinga, pua reinga (flower of the underworld) or waewae atua, (feet of...

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/4

Pua o te reinga, pua reinga (flower of the underworld) or waewae atua, (feet of...

Kohurangi or Kirk's daisy – Senecio kirkii — Kohurangi or Kirk's daisy – Senecio kirkii

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/5

Kohurangi or Kirk's daisy – Senecio kirkii

Putaputaweta – Carpodetus serratus — Putaputaweta – Carpodetus serratus

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/7

Putaputaweta – Carpodetus serratus

Karo – Pittosporum crassifolium (cream flowers) — Karo – Pittosporum crassifolium (cream flowers)

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/8

Karo – Pittosporum crassifolium (cream flowers)

Manuka or tea tree – Leptospermum scoparium (pink) — Manuka or tea tree – Leptospermum scoparium (pink)

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/9

Manuka or tea tree – Leptospermum scoparium (pink)

Manuka or tea tree – Lentospermum scoparium (red) — Manuka or tea tree – Lentospermum scoparium (red)

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/25

Manuka or tea tree – Lentospermum scoparium (red)

Hinau – Elaeocarnus dentatus — Hinau – Elaeocarnus dentatus

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/10

Hinau – Elaeocarnus dentatus

Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea — Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/11

Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea

Puarangi or starry hibiscus – Hibiscus trionum — Puarangi or starry hibiscus – Hibiscus trionum

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/12

Puarangi or starry hibiscus – Hibiscus trionum

Mairehau – Phebalium nudum — Mairehau – Phebalium nudum

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/6

Mairehau – Phebalium nudum

Kohekohe – Dysoxylum spectabile — Kohekohe – Dysoxylum spectabile

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/13

Kohekohe – Dysoxylum spectabile

Titoki – Alectryon excelsus — Titoki – Alectryon excelsus

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/18

Titoki – Alectryon excelsus

Tātarāmoa or bush lawyer – Rubus. cissoides — Tātarāmoa or bush lawyer – Rubus. cissoides

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/20

Tātarāmoa or bush lawyer – Rubus. cissoides

New Zealand mistletoe – Elytrantheadamsii — New Zealand mistletoe – Elytrantheadamsii

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/14

New Zealand mistletoe – Elytrantheadamsii

Maikuku, a ground orchid – Thelymitra longifolia — Maikuku, a ground orchid – Thelymitra longifolia

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/21

Maikuku, a ground orchid – Thelymitra longifolia

Powhiwhi or purple morning glory – Ipomoea palmata — Powhiwhi or purple morning glory – Ipomoea palmata

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/26

Powhiwhi or purple morning glory – Ipomoea palmata

Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea — Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/11

Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea

Taurepo or New Zealand gloxinia – Rhabdothamnus solandri — Taurepo or New Zealand gloxinia – Rhabdothamnus solandri

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/16

Taurepo or New Zealand gloxinia – Rhabdothamnus solandri

Toropapa or shrubby honeysuckle – Alseuosmia macrophylla — Toropapa or shrubby honeysuckle – Alseuosmia macrophylla

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/23

Toropapa or shrubby honeysuckle – Alseuosmia macrophylla

Ngaio or mousehole tree – Myoporum laetum — Ngaio or mousehole tree – Myoporum laetum

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/28

Ngaio or mousehole tree – Myoporum laetum

Kowhai – Sophora microphylla or sophora chathamica — Kowhai – Sophora microphylla or sophora chathamica

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/30

Kowhai – Sophora microphylla or sophora chathamica

Kaihua or Maori jasmine – Parsonsia heterophylla — Kaihua or Maori jasmine – Parsonsia heterophylla

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/17

Kaihua or Maori jasmine – Parsonsia heterophylla

Whau or NZ Mulberry – Entelea arborescens — Whau or NZ Mulberry – Entelea arborescens

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/19

Whau or NZ Mulberry – Entelea arborescens

Koromiko – Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala — Koromiko – Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/22

Koromiko – Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala

Puawhananga or NZ clematis – Clematis paniculata — Puawhananga or NZ clematis – Clematis paniculata

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/27

Puawhananga or NZ clematis – Clematis paniculata

Prostrate fuchsia – Fuchsia procumbens — Prostrate fuchsia – Fuchsia procumbens

Fanny Osborne

Production date

late 19th century-early 20th century

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015

Accession no

M2015/24/29

Prostrate fuchsia – Fuchsia procumbens