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Age of Turmoil: Art in Germany 1900–1923
Age of Turmoil: Art in Germany 1900–1923

Free entry

Age of Turmoil: Art in Germany 1900–1923

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Teststrip: Nostalgia for the Avant-garde
Teststrip: Nostalgia for the Avant-garde

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Teststrip: Nostalgia for the Avant-garde

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Denmark Design
Denmark Design

$12 early bird tickets available Book now

Denmark Design

$12 early bird tickets available Book now

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Peter Simpson – Cubism comes to Titirangi
Peter Simpson – Cubism comes to Titirangi

2–3pm

Free

Join writer, editor, critic, curator and former academic, Peter Simpson for his insight into the work produced by Colin McCahon on his arrival in Auckland in 1953.

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My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 1
My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 1

11.30–1pm

Members $10, non-Members $60 (incl one-year membership) Buy tickets

Join art writer and curator Francis McWhannell as he takes you on a guided tour of his selection of dealer galleries around Karangahape Road and Arch Hill. 

My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 1

11.30–1pm

Members $10, non-Members $60 (incl one-year membership) Buy tickets

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SOLD OUT My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 2
SOLD OUT My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 2

11.30–1pm

Members $10, non-Members $60 (incl one-year membership)

Please note that this event is sold out.

Join art writer and curator Francis McWhannell as he takes you on a guided tour of his selection of dealer galleries around Karangahape Road and Arch Hill. 

SOLD OUT My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 2

11.30–1pm

Members $10, non-Members $60 (incl one-year membership)

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Doc Edge Presents: Half the Picture
Doc Edge Presents: Half the Picture

2-4.05pm

$18.45 Book now

As part of the 14th International Documentary Film Festival, Doc Edge in association with RNZ presents a series of documentary screenings at the Gallery.

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Cidade de Deus (City of God) 2002
Cidade de Deus (City of God) 2002

12pm

Free

The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God, are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20.

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VIP Exhibition Tour: fashion and the Pacific Sisters
VIP Exhibition Tour: fashion and the Pacific Sisters

9–10am

$35 Members, $85 non-Members (includes annual membership) Buy tickets

Join artist and Pacific Sisters’ member Suzanne Tamaki and New Zealand Fashion Museum director Doris de Pont for a VIP, early-morning tour of the exhibition Pacific Sisters: He Toa Tāera | Fashion Activists.

VIP Exhibition Tour: fashion and the Pacific Sisters

9–10am

$35 Members, $85 non-Members (includes annual membership) Buy tickets

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Premiere: The air is a material (2016)
Premiere: The air is a material (2016)

4pm

Free

Enjoy a free screening of The air is a material, a new documentary film on the work of contemporary New Zealand photographer Ann Shelton.

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The air is a material (2016)
The air is a material (2016)

6pm

CANCELLED

Enjoy a screening of The air is a material, a new documentary film on the work of contemporary New Zealand photographer Ann Shelton. This screening has been cancelled

The air is a material (2016)

6pm

CANCELLED

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SOLD OUT My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 3
SOLD OUT My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 3

11.30–1pm

Members $10, non-Members $60 (incl one-year membership)

Please note that this event is sold out.

Join art writer and curator Francis McWhannell as he takes you on a guided tour of his selection of dealer galleries around Karangahape Road and Arch Hill. 

SOLD OUT My Art Collectors Series: K Road and Arch Hill Gallery Tour 3

11.30–1pm

Members $10, non-Members $60 (incl one-year membership)

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She Claims: Art Matters #4 – Janet Lilo and Ane Tonga
She Claims: Art Matters #4 – Janet Lilo and Ane Tonga

5.30–7.30pm

Members $25, non-Members $75 Book now

Join us at She Claims: Art Matters, a series of events where you’ll rub elbows with creatives and critics while celebrating the ideas, voices and power of creative women. Session four is a conversation between Janet Lilo and Ane Tonga.

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German documentary films
German documentary films

12pm

Free

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the DEFA (Deutsche Film-AG) Studio in East Germany, the Goethe-Institut New Zealand presents in its Winter Film Series at the Auckland Art Gallery a film programme highlighting different themes and genres that were important to the DEFA.

German documentary films

12pm

Free

Artworks

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Fort Street, Auckland
Fort Street, Auckland

K Burcher Charles Heaphy

Production date
1853
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
409 x 562 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Hon E Mitchelson, 1915
Accession no
1915/13
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Portrait of Lord Plunket
Portrait of Lord Plunket

A K Lawrence

Production date
Unknown
Medium
pastel
Size (h x w)
668 x 435 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Julius Lawrence, 1977
Accession no
1983/39
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Pavilion K Poster
Pavilion K Poster

Bruce Barber

Production date
1974
Medium
paper poster mounted on foam board
Size (h x w)
390 x 275 mm
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber 2008
Accession no
RC2009/3/12/8
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K. Road, 1978
K. Road, 1978

Peter Black

Production date
1978
Medium
selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
155 x 235 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/4/5
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K Road
K Road

Max Oettli

Production date
1971
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
164 x 185 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Max Oettli, through the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation, 2018
Accession no
2017/12/5
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Like a Bat Out'a Hell [And then I watched this old man standing on the corner] Poster
Like a Bat Out'a Hell [And then I watched this old man standing on the corner] P...

Bruce Barber

Production date
1974
Medium
paper poster mounted on foam board
Size (h x w)
810 x 610 mm
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber 2019
Accession no
RC2009/3/12/4
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Like a Bat Out'a Hell [Performer A] Poster
Like a Bat Out'a Hell [Performer A] Poster

Bruce Barber

Production date
1974
Medium
paper poster mounted on foam board
Size (h x w)
608 x 813 mm
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber 2019
Accession no
RC2009/3/12/2
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Rencontre
Rencontre

Karel Appel

Production date
circa 1950s
Medium
lithograph
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1964
Accession no
1964/4/1
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Dennis K. Turner Archive
Dennis K. Turner Archive

Dennis Knight Turner

Production date
1943-2011
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dennis Turner, 2011
Accession no
RC2011/6
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James K. Baxter 1966
James K. Baxter 1966

Marti Friedlander

Production date
2000
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold
Size (h x w)
479 x 481 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001
Accession no
2000/28/125
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Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral

Kenzo Takekoshi

Production date
1917
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
391 x 255 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jennifer Alliss, 2007
Accession no
2007/7
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Clifftop, Auckland Harbour
Clifftop, Auckland Harbour

Kennett Watkins

Production date
1914
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
302 x 215 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Miss Connie Lloyd, 1982
Accession no
1982/23/4
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Windsor Castle, Eventide
Windsor Castle, Eventide

Karl Heffner

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1689 x 1111 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Moss Davis, 1929
Accession no
1930/2/2
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Afternoon Window, Still Life
Afternoon Window, Still Life

Keith Patterson

Production date
1958
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
578 x 714 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1960
Accession no
1960/25/3
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Like a Bat Out'a Hell [Part 2 Performer B]
Like a Bat Out'a Hell [Part 2 Performer B]

Bruce Barber

Production date
1974
Medium
paper poster mounted on foam board
Size (h x w)
608 x 810 mm
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber 2019
Accession no
RC2009/3/12/3
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Auckland Harbour
Auckland Harbour

Kennett Watkins

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
324 x 210 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Miss Connie Lloyd, 1982
Accession no
1982/23/3
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Like a Bat Out'a Hell [Introduction] Poster
Like a Bat Out'a Hell [Introduction] Poster

Bruce Barber

Production date
1974
Medium
paper poster mounted on foam board
Size (h x w)
610 x 810 mm
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber 2019
Accession no
RC2009/3/12/1
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Study For Waitara
Study For Waitara

Gordon Walters

Production date
1959
Medium
ink
Size (h x w)
477 x 580 x 31 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/50
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Auckland Public Library
Auckland Public Library

Tibor Donner

Production date
1933
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
143 x 195 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1950
Accession no
1950/12
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(Man with sheep)
(Man with sheep)

Arnold Macdonald

Production date
circa 1928
Medium
bromoil photograph
Size (h x w)
223 x 308 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/294
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Two heads
Two heads

Karel Appel

Production date
1958
Medium
gouache and crayon
Size (h x w)
628 x 492 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Contemporary Art Society, London, 1959
Accession no
1959/15
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Untitled (Policeman, Landlord and drinker - cartoon)
Untitled (Policeman, Landlord and drinker - cartoon)

Norman Lindsay

Production date
1899-1969
Medium
ink
Size (h x w)
328 x 260 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/140
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Greek Bread in the Pacific
Greek Bread in the Pacific

Kate Coolahan

Production date
1975
Medium
photograph and etching
Size (h x w)
244 x 313 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
Accession no
1975/38/1
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Mini pool, K Road Arcade, Auckland
Mini pool, K Road Arcade, Auckland

Max Oettli

Production date
1971
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
185 x 235 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Max Oettli, through the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation, 2018
Accession no
2017/12/14
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Poster for James K Baxter Festival
Poster for James K Baxter Festival

Colin McCahon

Production date
1973
Medium
colour lithograph
Size (h x w)
400 x 570 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1988
Accession no
1988/27/9
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Granny Smith (artwork for trade label for apples)
Granny Smith (artwork for trade label for apples)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
90 x 242 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/8
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Washington (artwork for trade label for apples)
Washington (artwork for trade label for apples)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
90 x 242 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/9
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A candle in a dark room
A candle in a dark room

Colin McCahon

Production date
1947
Medium
oil on plywood
Size (h x w)
380 x 310 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from a private collection
Accession no
L1998/28/99
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Preservation Inlet
Preservation Inlet

T Hodgson

Production date
1872
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
345 x 726 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K Isaacs, 1931
Accession no
1931/12
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King Charles Statue
King Charles Statue

Kenzo Takekoshi

Production date
circa 1917
Medium
aquatint
Size (h x w)
325 x 207 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/198
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Grapefruit (artwork for trade label)
Grapefruit (artwork for trade label)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
90 x 242 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/11
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Cox's Orange (artwork for trade label for apples)
Cox's Orange (artwork for trade label for apples)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
photo-lithograph
Size (h x w)
167 x 470 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/13
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Jonathan (artwork for trade label for apples)
Jonathan (artwork for trade label for apples)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
photo-lithograph
Size (h x w)
167 x 470 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/15
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Butterfly Teas (artwork for calendar)
Butterfly Teas (artwork for calendar)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
364 x 243 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/2
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Griffin's Biscuits: Cream Crackers (artwork for trade label)
Griffin's Biscuits: Cream Crackers (artwork for trade label)

Joseph Moran

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
239 x 244 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs K M Marsh, 1976
Accession no
1976/40/1/5
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A Young Woman of Otaheite, Dancing
A Young Woman of Otaheite, Dancing

John Webber John Sherwin

Production date
1784
Medium
engraving on paper
Size (h x w)
280 x 228 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007
Accession no
2007/29/9
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Bruce Barber Archive
Bruce Barber Archive
Production date
1968-2008
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber, 2008
Accession no
RC2009/3
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Dennis K. Turner Archive
Dennis K. Turner Archive
Production date
1943-2011
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dennis Turner, 2011
Accession no
RC2011/6
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John Weeks Archive
John Weeks Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1
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Marti Friedlander Archive
Marti Friedlander Archive
Production date
1955-2017
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust, 2002
Accession no
RC2007/11

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