A free entry

Open daily 10am — 5pm, except Christmas day

Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley Streets

Contact us

hello@aucklandartgallery.com

Explore Art & Ideas

Or use Advanced Search

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.

Use the search bar above to explore over 16,000 works in our collection – you can also search our archives and ideas, including blogs, publications, videos and more.

Online Collection: Bodies laid bare

La Grande danseuse — La Grande danseuse

Auguste Rodin

Production date

1913

Medium

bronze

Size (h x w)

730 x 250 x 330 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956

Accession no

M1956/4

La Grande danseuse

Pattern inspired by rain — Pattern inspired by rain

A Lois White

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

Pattern inspired by rain

The Serpent tempting Eve (Satan's first address to Eve) — The Serpent tempting Eve (Satan's first address to Eve)

Henry Fuseli

Production date

1802

Medium

oil on panel

Size (h x w)

302 x 238 mm

Credit line

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

Accession no

1887/1/13

The Serpent tempting Eve (Satan's first address to Eve)

Untitled (4th D SH33 N29A) — Untitled (4th D SH33 N29A)

Bill Henson

Production date

1992-1993

Medium

C-type photograph

Size (h x w)

2000 x 1270 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994

Accession no

1994/12/2

Untitled (4th D SH33 N29A)

A Nude — A Nude

William Etty

Production date

Unknown

Medium

oil on panel

Size (h x w)

685 x 482 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1958

Accession no

1958/12

A Nude

Saint Sebastian — Saint Sebastian

Guido Reni

On display

Production date

circa 1625

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1670 x 1276 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1882

Accession no

M1882/2/3

Saint Sebastian

On display

Nude (The Artist's Wife) — Nude (The Artist's Wife)

Richard Collins

Production date

1970

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

208 x 315 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975

Accession no

1975/28/1

Nude (The Artist's Wife)

Richard Collins

The Finding of Moses — The Finding of Moses

Frederick Goodall

On display

Production date

Unknown

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

2438 x 1829 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

MU/55

The Finding of Moses

Frederick Goodall

On display

On the Sea-Beat Shore, Where Thracians Tame Wild Horses from Alexander Pope, Homer's Iliad — On the Sea-Beat Shore, Where Thracians Tame Wild Horses from Alexander Pope, Hom...

William Calderon

Production date

1905

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1829 x 3785 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

MU/29

On the Sea-Beat Shore, Where Thracians Tame Wild Horses from Alexander Pope, Hom...

William Calderon

Final Domestic Expose - I paint Myself — Final Domestic Expose - I paint Myself

Jacqueline Fahey

Production date

1981-1982

Medium

oil and collage on board

Size (h x w)

909 x 1830 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/47

Final Domestic Expose - I paint Myself

Jacqueline Fahey

Self Portrait (Nude at Easel) — Self Portrait (Nude at Easel)

A Lois White

Production date

circa 1935

Medium

oil on cardboard

Size (h x w)

495 x 400 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Fumpston Family, 2003

Accession no

2003/35

Self Portrait (Nude at Easel)

Baigneuse au collier (Nude with a necklace) — Baigneuse au collier (Nude with a necklace)

Henri Matisse

Production date

1889-1954

Medium

linocut

Size (h x w)

244 x 178 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961

Accession no

1961/16/2

Baigneuse au collier (Nude with a necklace)

Teller — Teller

Ian Scott

Production date

1970

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

2134 x 1730 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Nan Corson and Chris Corson-Scott, 2014

Accession no

2014/29/5

Teller

Odalisque — Odalisque

Jean-Auguste Ingres

Production date

1825

Medium

lithograph

Size (h x w)

131 x 210 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1954

Accession no

1954/7/3

Odalisque

Jean-Auguste Ingres

Torse noir assis — Torse noir assis

Alexander Archipenko

On display

Production date

1909

Medium

bronze

Size (h x w)

375 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1948

Accession no

M1948/1

Torse noir assis

Alexander Archipenko

On display

Hephaestus, Bia and Kratos securing Prometheus on Mount Caucasus — Hephaestus, Bia and Kratos securing Prometheus on Mount Caucasus

Henry Fuseli

Production date

circa 1800-circa 1810

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

359 x 302 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/80

Hephaestus, Bia and Kratos securing Prometheus on Mount Caucasus

Satan — Satan

Liz Maw

Production date

2003

Medium

oil on board

Size (h x w)

1800 x 1400 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003

Accession no

C2003/1/42

Satan

Sea urchins — Sea urchins

Edward Armitage

Production date

1882

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

610 x 863 x 85 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M1883/1/2

Sea urchins

Edward Armitage

Love each other — Love each other

Pat Hanly

Production date

1975

Medium

screenprint

Size (h x w)

520 x 550 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990

Accession no

1991/19/45

Love each other

Online Collection: Body Parts

Eyeball — Eyeball

Ronnie van Hout

Production date

2001

Medium

Lambda print

Size (h x w)

508 x 762 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2003

Accession no

2003/31/2

Eyeball

Ronnie van Hout

Untitled 1 — Untitled 1

Francis Upritchard

Production date

2002-2003

Medium

fibreglass, resin, fake hair and dental teeth

Size (h x w)

270 x 200 x 180 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003

Accession no

C2003/1/4

Untitled 1

Francis Upritchard

Tiny Feet — Tiny Feet

Mary-Louise Browne

Production date

2005

Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather

Size (h x w)

280 x 350 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/42/9

Tiny Feet

Mary-Louise Browne

Ruby's Room No.10 — Ruby's Room No.10

Anne Noble

Production date

2000

Medium

inkjet pigment on vinyl

Size (h x w)

1200 x 1800 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2003

Accession no

2003/41/1

Ruby's Room No.10

Studies of Ears — Studies of Ears

Unknown artist Jusepe de Ribera

Production date

17th century?

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

158 x 120 mm

Credit line

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

Accession no

1883/1/58/3

Studies of Ears

Unknown artist Jusepe de Ribera

Full Body — Full Body

Mary-Louise Browne

Production date

2005

Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather

Size (h x w)

280 x 350 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/42/5

Full Body

Mary-Louise Browne

Sept yeux, dont cinq au trait et deux ombres ... — Sept yeux, dont cinq au trait et deux ombres ...

Stefano Della Bella

Production date

1641

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

125 x 150 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982

Accession no

M1982/1/1/41

Sept yeux, dont cinq au trait et deux ombres ...

Stefano Della Bella

Swan Neck — Swan Neck

Mary-Louise Browne

Production date

2005

Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather

Size (h x w)

280 x 350 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/42/4

Swan Neck

Mary-Louise Browne

A study of a Samoan Savage: Bicep with Skinfold Caliper — A study of a Samoan Savage: Bicep with Skinfold Caliper

Yuki Kihara

Production date

2015

Medium

C-type print

Size (h x w)

680 x 1000 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2015

Accession no

2015/18/3

A study of a Samoan Savage: Bicep with Skinfold Caliper

Michal 1973 — Michal 1973

Marti Friedlander

Production date

2000

Medium

gelatin silver prints, toned with gold

Size (h x w)

479 x 322 mm

Credit line

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

Accession no

2000/28/67

Michal 1973

Marti Friedlander

Trois orgilles, un nez en profil et une bouche — Trois orgilles, un nez en profil et une bouche

Stefano Della Bella

Production date

1641

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

125 x 150 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982

Accession no

M1982/1/1/42

Trois orgilles, un nez en profil et une bouche

Stefano Della Bella

Slim Hips — Slim Hips

Mary-Louise Browne

Production date

2005

Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather

Size (h x w)

280 x 350 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/42/7

Slim Hips

Mary-Louise Browne

Torso - Self portrait — Torso - Self portrait

Peter Peryer

Production date

1976

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

178 x 178 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978

Accession no

1978/24/1

Torso - Self portrait

Tiara — Tiara

Fiona Pardington

Production date

1990

Medium

gelatin silver print, toned with selenium and sepia

Size (h x w)

240 x 170 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999

Accession no

1999/20/2

Tiara

Fiona Pardington

Lean Arms — Lean Arms

Mary-Louise Browne

Production date

2005

Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather

Size (h x w)

280 x 350 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/42/6

Lean Arms

Mary-Louise Browne

Death Mask of Napoleon — Death Mask of Napoleon

C Francesco Antommarchi

Production date

1833

Medium

bronze

Size (h x w)

350 x 150 x 190 mm

Credit line

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

Accession no

1887/1/58

Death Mask of Napoleon

C Francesco Antommarchi

Mouth — Mouth

Pat Hanly

Production date

1974

Medium

intaglio, watercolour

Size (h x w)

425 x 335 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990

Accession no

1991/19/17

Mouth

Soft Ears — Soft Ears

Mary-Louise Browne

Production date

2005

Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather

Size (h x w)

280 x 350 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/42/2

Soft Ears

Mary-Louise Browne