Margot Philips
Landscape

Artwork Detail
Margot Philips depicted the lush Waikato countryside as a largely empty space, except for the occasional farmhouse or stand of trees. Some have read the sense of isolation her work conveys as reflecting her experiences as a Jewish émigré; of someone who sees her adopted homeland as uninhabited and lonely. Philips fled Europe with members of her family and arrived in New Zealand in 1938. A largely self-taught artist, Philips attended several summer schools with Colin McCahon during the 1950s where he encouraged her to experiment, to pursue her own directions – a maxim which she followed with powerful results. Philips’ closely scrutinised the verdant Waikato, depicting the rolling country in finely knitted together layers of green.
- Title
- Landscape
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- circa 1955
- Medium
- oil on card
- Dimensions
- 385 x 540 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2021
- Accession no
- 2021/13
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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