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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: Summer

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

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

Soiree D'Ete (Summer Evening) — Soiree D'Ete (Summer Evening)

James Tissot

Production date

1881

Medium

drypoint

Size (h x w)

322 x 494 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1972

Accession no

1972/4

Soiree D'Ete (Summer Evening)

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

Summer House (Amphorae) — Summer House (Amphorae)

Frances Hodgkins

Production date

circa 1930

Medium

watercolour

Size (h x w)

495 x 360 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979

Accession no

1979/30/1

Summer House (Amphorae)

Frances Hodgkins

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

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)

Summer Painting — Summer Painting

Gretchen Albrecht

Production date

1973

Medium

liquitex acrylic

Size (h x w)

1525 x 865 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of an anonymous donor through the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2014

Accession no

2014/6

Summer Painting

Gretchen Albrecht

Une lecture intéressante et rafraîchissante. [An interesting and refreshing reading.] — Une lecture intéressante et rafraîchissante. [An interesting and refreshing read...

Honoré Daumier

Production date

26 Aug 1854

Medium

lithograph

Size (h x w)

205 x 263 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/50/8

Une lecture intéressante et rafraîchissante. [An interesting and refreshing read...

Honoré Daumier

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

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

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#36) — Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#36)

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

1994/45/36

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#36)

Eric Lee-Johnson

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

Us Bathing at Takapuna — Us Bathing at Takapuna

Bessie Christie

Production date

1946

Medium

watercolour and ink

Size (h x w)

380 x 500 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/32

Us Bathing at Takapuna

Bessie Christie

Badende Knaben (Bathing Boys) — Badende Knaben (Bathing Boys)

Max Liebermann

Production date

1906

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

283 x 409 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956

Accession no

1956/27/1

Badende Knaben (Bathing Boys)

Holiday — Holiday

John Tunnard

Production date

1947

Medium

lithograph

Size (h x w)

494 x 760 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2000

Accession no

M2000/30

Holiday

Online Collection: Sailing Away

Will she weather it? — Will she weather it?

John Gibb

Production date

1887

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

762 x 511 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Society of Arts

Accession no

U/6

Will she weather it?

River Scene with a Ferry Boat — River Scene with a Ferry Boat

Aelbert Cuyp

Production date

Unknown

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

804 x 1000 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir George Grey, 1887

Accession no

1887/1/9

River Scene with a Ferry Boat

Shelly Beach — Shelly Beach

Walter Wright

Production date

1916

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

308 x 510 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1967

Accession no

1967/5

Shelly Beach

(Auckland waterfront 1) — (Auckland waterfront 1)

Henry Winkelmann

Production date

Unknown

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

154 x 209 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990

Accession no

1990/14/4

(Auckland waterfront 1)

Henry Winkelmann

The Fisherman's Farewell — The Fisherman's Farewell

John Reid

Production date

1904

Medium

watercolour, gouache

Size (h x w)

367 x 532 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1906

Accession no

1906/5

The Fisherman's Farewell

Scow under sail — Scow under sail

Thomas Gulliver

Production date

1919

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

27 x 105 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1919

Accession no

1919/2/12

Scow under sail

Thomas Gulliver

Sailing Ship — Sailing Ship

Brian Donovan

Production date

1935

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

110 x 112 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936

Accession no

1936/2/4

Sailing Ship

The Scow — The Scow

Trevor Lloyd

Production date

circa 1923

Medium

drypoint

Size (h x w)

87 x 105 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973

Accession no

1973/7/63

The Scow

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