Exhibitions

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James Mackelvie's Gift to Auckland
James Mackelvie's Gift to Auckland

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James Mackelvie's Gift to Auckland

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Te Haerenga | The Passage
Te Haerenga | The Passage

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FREE

Te Haerenga | The Passage

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FREE

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Nick Cave: Soundsuit
Nick Cave: Soundsuit

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Nick Cave: Soundsuit

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Grand Designs
Grand Designs

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Grand Designs

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Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003
Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003

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$5 – $7

Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003

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$5 – $7

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Mystic Truths
Mystic Truths

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Mystic Truths

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Events

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Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment
Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment

3pm

Free

Join Dr Ngarino Ellis for investigation into the tradition, significance and symbolism behind the body adornments in Lindauer’s portraits of Māori.

Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment

3pm

Free

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Curator's talk: Mary Kisler on Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Curator's talk: Mary Kisler on Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

3pm

Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art discusses the work of the French artist Henri Gaudier-Brzeska who enlisted at the start of the First World War with the French Army. 

Curator's talk: Mary Kisler on Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

3pm

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POSTPONED Japonism in Fashion lectures by Angela Lassig – 1930s to the present day
POSTPONED Japonism in Fashion lectures by Angela Lassig – 1930s to the present d...

5.30pm–6.45pm

Members $15, non-Members $20 Book now

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Boxing Day family drop-in
Boxing Day family drop-in

1 – 3pm

Free

Create art together with the whole family during these free sessions inspired by exhibitions currently on display. Join us any time between 1–3pm and stay for as long – or as short – as you want.

Boxing Day family drop-in

1 – 3pm

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January School Holiday Programmes 2022
January School Holiday Programmes 2022

— 9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

This January school holidays, the Gallery is proud to bring you a hands-on School Holiday Programme. 

January School Holiday Programmes 2022

— 9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

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Japonism in Fashion lecture: 1860s to 1930s
Japonism in Fashion lecture: 1860s to 1930s

5.30pm–6.45pm

Members $15, non-Members $20 Book now

In 2003, textile and dress historian Angela Lassig brought the exhibition Japonism in Fashion, initiated and developed by the Kyoto Costume Institute in 1989, to Te Papa Tongarewa and Christchurch Art Gallery. Now she will give two lectures on this topic as part of our events programme for the exhibition Enchanted Worlds: Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Art of Edo Japan.

Japonism in Fashion lecture: 1860s to 1930s

5.30pm–6.45pm

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Mackelvie Society Lectures: Painting as protest in the prisons of the French Revolution
Mackelvie Society Lectures: Painting as protest in the prisons of the French Rev...

7.30 – 8.30pm

Free, Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only

Senior Curator of International Art, Dr Sophie Matthiesson uncovers the extraordinary story behind a group of well-known landscapes painted on plates by the renowned French landscape and decorative artist Hubert Robert (1733-1808) during his imprisonment as a political suspect during the Terror. Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only. 

Mackelvie Society Lectures: Painting as protest in the prisons of the French Rev...

7.30 – 8.30pm

Free, Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only

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Artist’s Talk – John Reynolds
Artist’s Talk – John Reynolds

2-2:30pm

Don't miss the opportunity to hear John Reynolds discuss his processes and ideas behind his glass painting The Violet Hour.

John Reynolds is well known as one of New Zealand's foremost painters and printmakers who has featured in many key national and international exhibitions and publications on contemporary New Zealand art. He has shown widely throughout the country and been commissioned to produce projects for a wide range of public galleries, private collections and commercial companies.

 

Artist’s Talk – John Reynolds

2-2:30pm

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POSTPONED Japonism in Fashion lectures by Angela Lassig – 1860s to 1930s
POSTPONED Japonism in Fashion lectures by Angela Lassig – 1860s to 1930s

5.30–6.45pm

Members $15, non-Members $20 Book now

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Embroidery Workshop – Spring Stitch Zen
Embroidery Workshop – Spring Stitch Zen

10.30am—4pm

From $310 Book now

Please note: This event was originally scheduled for Sunday 28 November. It will now go ahead on Sunday 27 March 2022 (restrictions allowing) and ticket holders have been contacted directly.

Join contemporary embroidery artist Fleur Woods for a fun and relaxing day of creative stitch in the Members Lounge. After a long winter, find your zen immersed in creativity and explore texture, fibres and colour. Fleur will support you to set your creativity free and make your own design using traditional and self-taught methods.

Embroidery Workshop – Spring Stitch Zen

10.30am—4pm

From $310 Book now

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SOLD OUT Japonism in Fashion lecture: 1930s to the present day
SOLD OUT Japonism in Fashion lecture: 1930s to the present day

5.30pm–6.45pm

Members $15, non-Members $20 Book now

In 2003, textile and dress historian Angela Lassig brought the exhibition Japonism in Fashion, initiated and developed by the Kyoto Costume Institute in 1989, to Te Papa Tongarewa and Christchurch Art Gallery. Now she will give two lectures on this topic as part of our events programme for the exhibition Enchanted Worlds: Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Art of Edo Japan.

SOLD OUT Japonism in Fashion lecture: 1930s to the present day

5.30pm–6.45pm

Members $15, non-Members $20 Book now

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Wonderland
Wonderland

10am–3pm

Free

Celebrate the opening of Yayoi Kusama’s The obliteration room and participate in a day of performances, activities and music. Explore the Gallery through another lens!

Wonderland

10am–3pm

Free

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Embroidery Workshop – Creative Floral Basics
Embroidery Workshop – Creative Floral Basics

10.30am—4pm

From $310 Book now

Please note: This event was originally scheduled for Saturday 27 November. It will now go ahead on Saturday 26 March 2022 (restrictions allowing) and ticket holders have been contacted directly.

Join contemporary embroidery artist Fleur Woods to create your own mini floral embroidery. Enjoy a day in the Members lounge surrounded by beautiful blooms and immersed in creativity as Fleur shares her favourite supplies, tips & techniques. You will be supported to create your own design and set your creativity free. 

Embroidery Workshop – Creative Floral Basics

10.30am—4pm

From $310 Book now

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Denmark Design Members Late Night
Denmark Design Members Late Night

6.30–9.30pm

Members $35, non-Members $85 (includes a one-year membership) Book now

At this Members Late Night, journalist and design-enthusiast Jeremy Hansen will talk with design curator Justine Olsen, interior designer Rufus Knight and architect Jon Rennie about how Scandinavian design aesthetics and principles continue to influence Aotearoa New Zealand today.

Denmark Design Members Late Night

6.30–9.30pm

Members $35, non-Members $85 (includes a one-year membership) Book now

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Manpower Lectures – #4 Queer and Now (online)
Manpower Lectures – #4 Queer and Now (online)

6—7pm

EB Members $100, Standard Members $135, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

What's queer about long-nineteenth-century British art now? Answering this question, Edwards address two entirely different examples: Henry Hugh Armstead’s mid-Victorian bronze statuette ‘Satan dismayed’ otherwise known as ‘Saint Michael and the Serpent’ (1852) and Henry Scott Tuke’s 1924 oil painting, ‘Companions’. Both artists remain marginalised, and have proven difficult to canonise for different reasons: Armstead as a predominantly decorative artist in a canon still primarily oriented towards the two-dimensional and the category of fine art, and Tuke because of the open secret of the pederastic character of his work, at a moment in which childhood sexual abuse remains one of the key cultural issues of our time. What might we learn from returning to think about both?

This lecture is a pre-recorded lecture that will be made available to ticketholders to watch in their own time. This lecture is the fourth in a four-part series, Manpower Lectures: Antiquity, aesthetes and athleticism.

Manpower Lectures – #4 Queer and Now (online)

6—7pm

EB Members $100, Standard Members $135, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

Artworks

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From my camera to George Milne Spence
From my camera to George Milne Spence

Spence

Production date
03 Mar 1911
Medium
photographic album
Size (h x w)
215 x 160 x 30 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/33
From my camera to George Milne Spence

Spence

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Alo alo
Alo alo

Fatu Feu'u

Production date
1990
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
627 x 530 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
2002/25/8
Alo alo

Fatu Feu'u

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The Right Hon George Macartney
The Right Hon George Macartney

Gaetano Bartolozzi Henry Edridge

Production date
1817
Medium
stipple engraving
Size (h x w)
494 x 384 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the relatives of Mr T V Gulliver, 1939
Accession no
1939/4/48
The Right Hon George Macartney

Gaetano Bartolozzi Henry Edridge

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The Birthday Honours
The Birthday Honours

Peter Bromhead

Production date
Unknown
Medium
ink
Size (h x w)
216 x 306 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1977
Accession no
1977/47/5
The Birthday Honours

Peter Bromhead

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Copy or Restoration of Roman Wallpainting
Copy or Restoration of Roman Wallpainting

Unknown artist

Production date
18th century
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
381 x 174 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/36/18
Copy or Restoration of Roman Wallpainting

Unknown artist

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The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion

Giovanni Battista Castello

Production date
1609
Medium
tempera on paper
Size (h x w)
593 x 468 x 46 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Moss Davis, 1927
Accession no
1927/2/2
The Crucifixion

Giovanni Battista Castello

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Ornamental Design with a Mask and Two Satyrs Below
Ornamental Design with a Mask and Two Satyrs Below

Heinrich Aldegrever

Production date
1549
Medium
steel engraving
Size (h x w)
70 x 53 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1954
Accession no
1954/25/3
Ornamental Design with a Mask and Two Satyrs Below

Heinrich Aldegrever

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Major Wiremu Te Morehu Maipapa Te Wheoro
Major Wiremu Te Morehu Maipapa Te Wheoro

J Deane Hilton

Production date
Unknown
Medium
albumen photographic print
Size (h x w)
135 x 105 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1996
Accession no
1995/29/1
Major Wiremu Te Morehu Maipapa Te Wheoro

J Deane Hilton

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Ornamental Design with a Mask and an Eagle Between Two Fauns Below
Ornamental Design with a Mask and an Eagle Between Two Fauns Below

Heinrich Aldegrever

Production date
1549
Medium
steel engraving
Size (h x w)
70 x 50 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1954
Accession no
1954/25/2
Ornamental Design with a Mask and an Eagle Between Two Fauns Below

Heinrich Aldegrever

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Initial Letters for Autumn Midnight
Initial Letters for Autumn Midnight

Eric Gill

Production date
1923
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
304 x 241 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1952
Accession no
1953/2/274
Initial Letters for Autumn Midnight

Eric Gill

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The great South Sea Caterpillar, transform’d into a Bath Butterfly
The great South Sea Caterpillar, transform’d into a Bath Butterfly

James Gillray

Production date
1795
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Size (h x w)
343 x 241 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1963
Accession no
1963/14/2
The great South Sea Caterpillar, transform’d into a Bath Butterfly

James Gillray

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Topia Peehi Turoa
Topia Peehi Turoa

J Deane Hilton

Production date
1884
Medium
albumen photographic print
Size (h x w)
135 x 105 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1996
Accession no
1995/29/2
Topia Peehi Turoa

J Deane Hilton

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Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Philippine Pairie, fille soumise & patentée par la police.. [Marie Louise Charlotte Philippine Pairie, submissive girl, patented by the police.].
Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Philippine Pairie, fille soumise & patentée par la police...

Honoré Daumier

Production date
01 Jan 1835
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
225 x 260 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1954
Accession no
1954/7/1
Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Philippine Pairie, fille soumise & patentée par la police...

Honoré Daumier

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Lieutenant Admiral Maerten Harpertsz. van Tromp
Lieutenant Admiral Maerten Harpertsz. van Tromp

Cornelius I van Dalen Jan Lievens

Production date
circa 1650
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
477 x 329 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/44
Lieutenant Admiral Maerten Harpertsz. van Tromp

Cornelius I van Dalen Jan Lievens

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Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt

A Vyvyan Hunt

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
335 x 193 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1969
Accession no
1969/9/5
Carl Schmitt

A Vyvyan Hunt

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Capital and base of a column (Vitruvius II)
Capital and base of a column (Vitruvius II)

Hans Beham

Production date
1543
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
77 x 50 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/20
Capital and base of a column (Vitruvius II)

Hans Beham

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Wellington Road, Marton. Decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Wellington Road, Marton. Decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Spence

Production date
1897
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
105 x 150 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/33/38
Wellington Road, Marton. Decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Spence

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In the 'Zetland', Middlesborough
In the 'Zetland', Middlesborough

Graham Smith

Production date
1987
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
406 x 505 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/29/76
In the 'Zetland', Middlesborough

Graham Smith

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A Knight of the Garter
A Knight of the Garter

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1664
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
121 x 75 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M2001/32/41
A Knight of the Garter

Wenceslaus Hollar

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Ernst-Joachim von Westphalen
Ernst-Joachim von Westphalen

Johann Jakob Haid Balthasar Denner

Production date
1748
Medium
mezzotint
Size (h x w)
254 x 205 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the relatives of Mr T V Gulliver, 1939
Accession no
1939/4/39
Ernst-Joachim von Westphalen

Johann Jakob Haid Balthasar Denner

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Decorated Trap, Presbyterian Floral Fete, Hokitika
Decorated Trap, Presbyterian Floral Fete, Hokitika

Benno Thiem

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
108 x 151 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/55/17
Decorated Trap, Presbyterian Floral Fete, Hokitika

Benno Thiem

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Kelmarna Gardens
Kelmarna Gardens

Peter Peryer

Production date
1983
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
207 x 284 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/20/1
Kelmarna Gardens

Peter Peryer

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Lieutenant General Sir Robert Boyd KB
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Boyd KB

John Hall A Loggi

Production date
1786
Medium
etching and engraving
Size (h x w)
488 x 349 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/98
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Boyd KB

John Hall A Loggi

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Copy of Mural Panel from Roman Wallpainting
Copy of Mural Panel from Roman Wallpainting

Unknown artist

Production date
18th century
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
165 x 59 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/36/19
Copy of Mural Panel from Roman Wallpainting

Unknown artist

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E Tohi. A young woman of Barrier Island
E Tohi. A young woman of Barrier Island

W Hawkins George French Angas

Production date
Unknown
Medium
handcoloured lithograph
Size (h x w)
241 x 216 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1964
Accession no
1964/15/4
E Tohi. A young woman of Barrier Island

W Hawkins George French Angas

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Ornament with Figures and a Trophy
Ornament with Figures and a Trophy

Heinrich Aldegrever

Production date
1550
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
68 x 50 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/15
Ornament with Figures and a Trophy

Heinrich Aldegrever

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Decorated bicycle, Presbyterian Floral Fete, Hokitika
Decorated bicycle, Presbyterian Floral Fete, Hokitika

Benno Thiem

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
108 x 149 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/55/15
Decorated bicycle, Presbyterian Floral Fete, Hokitika

Benno Thiem

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Still life with fruit and shellfish
Still life with fruit and shellfish

J Bourjinon

Production date
circa 1676-1690
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
789 x 1143 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of an anonymous donor, 1954
Accession no
U/50
Still life with fruit and shellfish

J Bourjinon

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A Woman and Her Sons of Nga Ti Toa Tribe. Porirua Cook's Straits
A Woman and Her Sons of Nga Ti Toa Tribe. Porirua Cook's Straits

George French Angas W Hawkins

Production date
circa 1847
Medium
hand coloured lithograph
Size (h x w)
235 x 185 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2009
Accession no
2009/16/5/1
A Woman and Her Sons of Nga Ti Toa Tribe. Porirua Cook's Straits

George French Angas W Hawkins

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Blenheim Post Office decorated for the Coronation of King Edward VII
Blenheim Post Office decorated for the Coronation of King Edward VII

Spence

Production date
1902
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
104 x 152 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/33/32
Blenheim Post Office decorated for the Coronation of King Edward VII

Spence

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Veneration of The Holy Coat of Trier, Translation of the Relics of Saint Leopold
Veneration of The Holy Coat of Trier, Translation of the Relics of Saint Leopold

Albrecht Dürer

Production date
circa 1512
Medium
woodcut
Size (h x w)
112 x 159 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/42/5
Veneration of The Holy Coat of Trier, Translation of the Relics of Saint Leopold

Albrecht Dürer

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Native Ornaments, &c.
Native Ornaments, &c.

George French Angas George French Angas

Production date
circa 1847
Medium
hand coloured lithograph
Size (h x w)
435 x 295 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2009
Accession no
2009/16/17/1
Native Ornaments, &c.

George French Angas George French Angas

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Richard Bernard
Richard Bernard

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1641
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
158 x 110 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/3/202
Richard Bernard

Wenceslaus Hollar

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Palazzo della Fama Intermedio Primo (First Interlude: Palace of Fame)
Palazzo della Fama Intermedio Primo (First Interlude: Palace of Fame)

Remigio Cantagallina Giulio Parigi

Production date
1608
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
195 x 277 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M2001/32/1
Palazzo della Fama Intermedio Primo (First Interlude: Palace of Fame)

Remigio Cantagallina Giulio Parigi

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