M T Woollaston

Portrait of the artist's brother

Portrait of the artist's brother by M T Woollaston

Artwork Detail

When staying with his family in Taranaki in October 1935, Woollaston wrote to Rodney Kennedy that his brother Brian ‘has a most modellable visage – mouth & nose’. He painted a portrait which he was thrilled with, stating that it was ‘teeming with adolescence’, but later commented that he ruined it reworking the painting. This charcoal sketch from the same year may also portray Brian. (Intimate Portraits, 2005)

Title
Portrait of the artist's brother
Artist/creator
M T Woollaston
Production date
1935
Medium
charcoal on grey paper
Dimensions
389 x 279 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1961
Accession no
1961/12/1
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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