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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 Alan Pearson (1929-2019)

Still Life With Chair — Still Life With Chair

Alan Pearson

Production date

circa 1974

Medium

oil on board

Size (h x w)

720 x 718 x 30 mm

Credit line

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

Accession no

2015/10/5

Still Life With Chair

D. Trussell, Auckland '77 — D. Trussell, Auckland '77

Alan Pearson

Production date

1977

Medium

pen

Size (h x w)

230 x 180 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1987

Accession no

1987/23/1

D. Trussell, Auckland '77

Peter Nicholls — Peter Nicholls

Alan Pearson

Production date

1986

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

396 x 208 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1995

Accession no

1995/14

Peter Nicholls

Portrait of the poet, Denys Trussell — Portrait of the poet, Denys Trussell

Alan Pearson

Production date

1978

Medium

oil on board

Size (h x w)

1200 x 940 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978

Accession no

1978/21

Portrait of the poet, Denys Trussell

Portrait of the sculptor Peter Nicholls — Portrait of the sculptor Peter Nicholls

Alan Pearson

Production date

1986

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

910 x 837 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987

Accession no

1987/27

Portrait of the sculptor Peter Nicholls

Requiem for physical abuse — Requiem for physical abuse

Alan Pearson

Production date

1979

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1120 x 1120 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979

Accession no

1979/55

Requiem for physical abuse

Self portrait, grey day, London — Self portrait, grey day, London

Alan Pearson

Production date

1983

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

889 x 838 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/44

Self portrait, grey day, London

D. Trussell, Auckland '77 — D. Trussell, Auckland '77

Alan Pearson

Production date

1977

Medium

pen

Size (h x w)

230 x 180 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1987

Accession no

1987/23/2

D. Trussell, Auckland '77

Online Collection: Summer

Pohutukawas in bloom, Titirangi — Pohutukawas in bloom, Titirangi

Harry Wallace

Production date

Unknown

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

609 x 1016 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1918

Accession no

1918/1

Pohutukawas in bloom, Titirangi

Wellington, March 1960 — Wellington, March 1960

Brian Brake

Production date

1960

Medium

cibachrome

Size (h x w)

415 x 610 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gifted in memory of Brian Brake, by a friend of the artist, 1990

Accession no

1990/12/2

Wellington, March 1960

Summer — Summer

Rita Angus

Production date

circa 1954

Medium

watercolour

Size (h x w)

187 x 268 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of an anonymous donor, 1961

Accession no

1961/37

Summer

L'esté (Summer) — L'esté (Summer)

Caspar Luyken

Production date

1698-1708

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

254 x 187 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of G M Mitford 1883

Accession no

1883/1/51

L'esté (Summer)

Hot Dog — Hot Dog

Euan MacLeod

Production date

1983-1984

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Size (h x w)

1211 x 1780 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1985

Accession no

C1994/1/143

Hot Dog

Golden — Golden

Colin McCahon

Production date

1959

Medium

oil on hardboard

Size (h x w)

1219 x 764 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Professor Peter Tomory in memory of Colin McCahon, 1987

Accession no

1987/28

Golden

Pohutukawa — Pohutukawa

Edward Friström

Production date

circa 1905

Medium

oil on card

Size (h x w)

178 x 251 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1967

Accession no

1967/9/1

Pohutukawa

Edward Friström

Taranaki Summer — Taranaki Summer

M T Woollaston

Production date

1968

Medium

oil on board

Size (h x w)

1246 x 942 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1985

Accession no

C1994/1/148

Taranaki Summer

Summer multiples — Summer multiples

Quentin Macfarlane

Production date

1968

Medium

silkscreen

Size (h x w)

790 x 546 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968

Accession no

1968/36/9

Summer multiples

Quentin Macfarlane

Regatta 1968 — Regatta 1968

Marti Friedlander

Production date

2000

Medium

gelatin silver prints, toned with gold

Size (h x w)

478 x 482 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001

Accession no

2000/28/145

Regatta 1968

Marti Friedlander

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#5) — Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#5)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Production date

1955

Medium

gelatin silver print

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Elizabeth Lee-Johnson in memory of Eric Lee-Johnson, 1994

Accession no

1994/45/5

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#5)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Summer storm, Taverner Farm, Bulls — Summer storm, Taverner Farm, Bulls

Pat Hanly

Production date

1977

Medium

oil pastel

Size (h x w)

195 x 270 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1982

Accession no

1982/37/3

Summer storm, Taverner Farm, Bulls

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