Exhibitions

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Vanitas: Still Life
Vanitas: Still Life

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Vanitas: Still Life

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Louise Henderson: From Life
Louise Henderson: From Life

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Louise Henderson: From Life

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Rita Angus: Life & Vision
Rita Angus: Life & Vision

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Free entry

Rita Angus: Life & Vision

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Free entry

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Louise Henderson: A Life in Archives
Louise Henderson: A Life in Archives

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Louise Henderson: A Life in Archives

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Frances Hodgkins: Forgotten Still Life
Frances Hodgkins: Forgotten Still Life

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Free entry

Frances Hodgkins: Forgotten Still Life

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The Social Life of Things
The Social Life of Things

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Free entry

The Social Life of Things

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Island Life - Robin White in New Zealand and Kiribati
Island Life - Robin White in New Zealand and Kiribati

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Adult: $7, Concession: $5, Children Under 12: Free, Friends of the Gallery: $4, Free entry on Mondays

Island Life - Robin White in New Zealand and Kiribati

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Adult: $7, Concession: $5, Children Under 12: Free, Friends of the Gallery: $4, Free entry on Mondays

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Sugimoto Portraits - Works Commissioned by Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin
Sugimoto Portraits - Works Commissioned by Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin

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Summer Daze
Summer Daze

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$5 - $7

Summer Daze

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$5 - $7

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McCahon's Visible Mysteries
McCahon's Visible Mysteries

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Free entry

McCahon's Visible Mysteries

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Free entry

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From French Chateau to Kauri Canopy: The Gallery’s Architecture
From French Chateau to Kauri Canopy: The Gallery’s Architecture

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Free entry

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He Iwi Rangatira
He Iwi Rangatira

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Free entry

He Iwi Rangatira

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Sriwhana Spong: Actions and Remains
Sriwhana Spong: Actions and Remains

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Sriwhana Spong: Actions and Remains

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Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation
Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation

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Free entry

Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation

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Extra Ordinary Everyday
Extra Ordinary Everyday

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Free entry

Extra Ordinary Everyday

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Simultaneously Modern: Three Art Installations from the Contemporary New Zealand Collections
Simultaneously Modern: Three Art Installations from the Contemporary New Zealand...

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A Pioneering Spirit
A Pioneering Spirit

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Free entry

A Pioneering Spirit

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Inside Outside Upside Down: Five Contemporary New Zealand Artists
Inside Outside Upside Down: Five Contemporary New Zealand Artists

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Little Miracles
Little Miracles

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Little Miracles

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Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)
Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)

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Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)

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Gordon H Brown and Colin McCahon
Gordon H Brown and Colin McCahon

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Gordon H Brown and Colin McCahon

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Victorian Tales of Love and Enchantment
Victorian Tales of Love and Enchantment

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Free entry

Victorian Tales of Love and Enchantment

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Free entry

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A Lighter Touch – 19th and 20th century European Art
A Lighter Touch – 19th and 20th century European Art

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Free entry

A Lighter Touch – 19th and 20th century European Art

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In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920
In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920

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Wavelength
Wavelength

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Wavelength

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Game Changers: International Modernism
Game Changers: International Modernism

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Game Changers: International Modernism

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Len Casbolt's Photography: ​From Soft Focus to Sharp Vision
Len Casbolt's Photography: ​From Soft Focus to Sharp Vision

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Robert Ellis: Turangawaewae | A Place to Stand
Robert Ellis: Turangawaewae | A Place to Stand

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Robert Ellis: Turangawaewae | A Place to Stand

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Travels with Mr Hollar
Travels with Mr Hollar

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Travels with Mr Hollar

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Mr Partridge’s Gift: The Story of the Lindauer Pictures
Mr Partridge’s Gift: The Story of the Lindauer Pictures

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Mr Partridge’s Gift: The Story of the Lindauer Pictures

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Angus by Angus: 23 Self Portraits
Angus by Angus: 23 Self Portraits

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Angus by Angus: 23 Self Portraits

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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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Once Upon a Time in Art
Once Upon a Time in Art

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Once Upon a Time in Art

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Rachel Whiteread: Untitled (Pair)
Rachel Whiteread: Untitled (Pair)

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Rachel Whiteread: Untitled (Pair)

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Everyday Miracles: The Art of Stanley Spencer
Everyday Miracles: The Art of Stanley Spencer

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Two Emperors: China's Ancient Origins
Two Emperors: China's Ancient Origins

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Adult: $13, Concession: $10, Children Under 12: Free, Friends of the Gallery: $10

Two Emperors: China's Ancient Origins

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Adult: $13, Concession: $10, Children Under 12: Free, Friends of the Gallery: $10

Events

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Futuna: Life of a Building
Futuna: Life of a Building

3pm

Free

Join us for talks by artist Jim Allen, architects Nick Bevin, Marshall Cook, Nicholas Stevens, Christina van Bohemen and poet/curator Greg O’Brien to mark the publication of a book on the late John Scott’s modernist design.

Futuna: Life of a Building

3pm

Free

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Drop-In – Frances Hodgkins Still Life Drawing
Drop-In – Frances Hodgkins Still Life Drawing

1–4pm

Free with exhibition ticket to 'Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys' Book now

Drop-In – Frances Hodgkins Still Life Drawing

1–4pm

Free with exhibition ticket to 'Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys' Book now

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The Day that Changed My Life (2015)
The Day that Changed My Life (2015)

2pm

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The Day that Changed My Life (2015)

2pm

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Louise Henderson: From Life Curator's tour
Louise Henderson: From Life Curator's tour

2–3pm

Don’t miss this final opportunity to join Julia Waite, our curator of New Zealand Art, as she leads a tour around the exhibition Louise Henderson: From Life as part of the exhibition’s closing weekend programmes.

Louise Henderson: From Life Curator's tour

2–3pm

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Bespoke Booked Tours: Louise Henderson: From Life
Bespoke Booked Tours: Louise Henderson: From Life

— 10am–5pm.

Adults $10; Concessions $7.50 Members and children 12 &under FREE

Book a group of friends or workmates for a bespoke tour of the exhibition Louise Henderson: From Life and gain new insights into one of New Zealand’s most dynamic artists.

Bespoke Booked Tours: Louise Henderson: From Life

— 10am–5pm.

Adults $10; Concessions $7.50 Members and children 12 &under FREE

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Flower Workshop: Winter Flowers Still Life – Memento Mori
Flower Workshop: Winter Flowers Still Life – Memento Mori

10.30am–12.30pm

$185 Members, $235 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership), sign up for all three workshops and save $55 Book now

Flower Workshop: Winter Flowers Still Life – Memento Mori

10.30am–12.30pm

$185 Members, $235 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership), sign up for all three workshops and save $55 Book now

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Drop-In Drawing – Frances Hodgkins Still Life
Drop-In Drawing – Frances Hodgkins Still Life

1–4pm

Free with exhibition ticket to 'Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys' Book now

Drop-In Drawing – Frances Hodgkins Still Life

1–4pm

Free with exhibition ticket to 'Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys' Book now

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Doc Edge Presents: Theatre of Life (2015)
Doc Edge Presents: Theatre of Life (2015)

CANCELLED

Free

Documentary about the Refettorio Ambrosiano, an extraordinary soup kitchen conceived by renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura during the Expo 2015 in Milan.

Doc Edge Presents: Theatre of Life (2015)

CANCELLED

Free

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Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets (2014)
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets (2014)

9pm

Free

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Doc Edge Pride presents: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life
Doc Edge Pride presents: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

6.30pm

$17 + fee Gallery Members, $19 + fee non-Members Buy tickets

Jonathan Agassi, one of the world's most successful gay porn stars, built his fame and success on what is considered a global taboo, but in fact pleases millions. 

Doc Edge Pride presents: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

6.30pm

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Art bite: Eleanor Matthews on still lifes in The Corsini Collection
Art bite: Eleanor Matthews on still lifes in The Corsini Collection

12pm

Exhibition entry fee applies

Join BA Art History Honours student, Eleanor Mathews for a short talk on some of the still lifes in The Corsini Collection. 

Art bite: Eleanor Matthews on still lifes in The Corsini Collection

12pm

Exhibition entry fee applies

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In Conversation Linda Tyler and Joanne Drayton
In Conversation Linda Tyler and Joanne Drayton

2–3pm

Free entry with ticket to Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys exhibition

In Conversation Linda Tyler and Joanne Drayton

2–3pm

Free entry with ticket to Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys exhibition

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The Body Laid Bare: Figure drawing workshop
The Body Laid Bare: Figure drawing workshop

12–4pm

$80 Book now

A rare opportunity to combine a visit to experience The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate with an afternoon of fully tutored life drawing with artist Sybille Schlumbom in the Gallery studio.

The Body Laid Bare: Figure drawing workshop

12–4pm

$80 Book now

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The Grandmaster (2013)
The Grandmaster (2013)

2pm

Free

A romantic tale of honour and revenge. The Grandmaster centres on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster, Ip Man, who brought this style of Kung Fu to Hong Kong and later went on to mentor Bruce Lee.

The Grandmaster (2013)

2pm

Free

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Louise Henderson: Closing Weekend A Different Perspective
Louise Henderson: Closing Weekend A Different Perspective

2-3pm

French-born, New Zealand Artist, Louise Henderson emigrated to Christchurch in 1925 to join her husband, a New Zealander, and quickly established herself as a central figure in the local art scene. She was meticulous in keeping records. Her correspondence records her descriptions, thoughts and feelings about daily life as well as her progression as an artist.

Join us in talanoa, (conversation) for the closing weekend of Lousie Henderson: From Life with an intriguing line-up of artists working across various mediums who may, or may not call Aotearoa New Zealand home.

Hear about their experiences of negotiating identity and making art within mixed cultures. Featuring: Dina Jezdic with Pusi Urale, Chiara Corbelletto, Hulita Koloi, Beatrice Carlson, Julie Zhu & Ahi Karunaharan.

Louise Henderson: Closing Weekend A Different Perspective

2-3pm

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Writers on Film: Hone Tuwhare
Writers on Film: Hone Tuwhare

— 11.45am

$12.50 – $25 Book now

A glimpse into the life, art and inimitable style of the late NZ poet Hone Tuwhare. In 1996 Tuwhare allowed Gaylene Preston to film him at home, travelling the country reading to students, polishing a poem, drinking, and sharing his views on pretty much everything – Karl Marx’s love life, for example.

Writers on Film: Hone Tuwhare

— 11.45am

$12.50 – $25 Book now

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Mahuika Theatre Mask Performers
Mahuika Theatre Mask Performers

8.45pm

Free

Enjoy a free performance from the Mahuika Theatre Company. With characters that are full of game and life we are sure they will touch your hearts. 

Mahuika Theatre Mask Performers

8.45pm

Free

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Italian Language Weekend: Art bites
Italian Language Weekend: Art bites

1pm

Exhibition entry fee applies

A series of short talks giving you an insight into the art, music, culture and family life of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Italian Language Weekend: Art bites

1pm

Exhibition entry fee applies

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Lecture: The Art of Yayoi Kusama
Lecture: The Art of Yayoi Kusama

10.30am–12.30pm

Members $45, Non-members $55 Book now

Auckland Art Gallery Membership has partnered with The University of Auckland Public Programmes to provide a unique perspective on avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

Lecture: The Art of Yayoi Kusama

10.30am–12.30pm

Members $45, Non-members $55 Book now

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Laurence Simmons: Spectacles, Street Festivals and Popular Drama in Renaissance Florence
Laurence Simmons: Spectacles, Street Festivals and Popular Drama in Renaissance...

1pm

Exhibition entry fee applies

Professor of Film Studies and former Head of the Italian Department at the University of Auckland, Laurence Simmons gives an illustrated talk in the exhibition on the popular spectacles, street festivals and drama that were an integral part of Florentine life during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Laurence Simmons: Spectacles, Street Festivals and Popular Drama in Renaissance...

1pm

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Doc Edge Presents: Marti – The Passionate Eye (2004)
Doc Edge Presents: Marti – The Passionate Eye (2004)

2pm

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Marti: The Passionate Eye traces the dramatic personal story of Marti Friedlander (1928–2016), one of New Zealand’s leading photographers, alongside the major social changes she recorded.

Doc Edge Presents: Marti – The Passionate Eye (2004)

2pm

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Curator's talk: Mathew Norman on Honoré Daumier
Curator's talk: Mathew Norman on Honoré Daumier

1pm

Free

Former Assistant Curator Mathew Norman discusses the work of the great French printmaker Honoré Daumier, whose works offer commentary on social and political life in France in the 19th century.

Curator's talk: Mathew Norman on Honoré Daumier

1pm

Free

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Roger Horrocks on Len Lye
Roger Horrocks on Len Lye

1.15pm

SOLD OUT

Renowned New Zealand artist Len Lye’s word for good art was 'Zizz'. Few would argue that the term should be unreservedly applied to Lye’s own painting, sculpture, photography and filmmaking, all of which are scrutinised in Roger Horrock’s new book Zizz: The Life and Art of Len Lye. 

Roger Horrocks on Len Lye

1.15pm

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Max Beckmann: Departure (2013)
Max Beckmann: Departure (2013)

2pm

Free

A fascinating documentary about the life and work of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, Max Beckmann (1884–1950). 

Max Beckmann: Departure (2013)

2pm

Free

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Louise Henderson Talk and Tour
Louise Henderson Talk and Tour

2 & 3pm

FREE

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A Touch of Sin (2013)
A Touch of Sin (2013)

3pm

Free

A Touch of Sin charts stories of contemporary Chinese life plucked straight from the headlines.

A Touch of Sin (2013)

3pm

Free

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Members preview: The Māori Portraits
Members preview: The Māori Portraits

12–4pm

Free for Members

Celebrate the life and work of New Zealand’s most prolific professional colonial painter. With over 120 portraits, a dozen genre paintings, accompanying photographs and artefacts, this is show is a must-see for anyone with an interest in early New Zealand art and history.

Members preview: The Māori Portraits

12–4pm

Free for Members

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Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)

2pm

Free

This is the incredible story of Gabriel García Márquez — 'Gabo' to all of Latin America — winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, author of the globally popular masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude, and the most popular and perhaps best writer in Spanish since Cervantes.

Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)

2pm

Free

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Social Painting Workshop: Paint like Henri Hayden
Social Painting Workshop: Paint like Henri Hayden

10.30am – 1pm

Members $90, non-Members $140 Book now

Discover your inner artist, and learn how to copy Henri Hayden's 1918 painting Still Life with Guitar, Bottle of Bass and Fruit.

Social Painting Workshop: Paint like Henri Hayden

10.30am – 1pm

Members $90, non-Members $140 Book now

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Doc Edge Pride presents: Portraits of the Rainbow
Doc Edge Pride presents: Portraits of the Rainbow

11am

$12 + fee Gallery Members, $14 + fee non-Members Buy tickets

World renowned photographer Leslie Kee is best known for his fashion photography and portraits of celebrities like Madonna. 

Doc Edge Pride presents: Portraits of the Rainbow

11am

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Un cuento chino (Chinese Takeaway) 2011
Un cuento chino (Chinese Takeaway) 2011

1pm

Free

Film telling the story of Roberto and a Chinese man named Jun who wanders lost in Buenos Aires in search of his only living family member, his uncle. 

Un cuento chino (Chinese Takeaway) 2011

1pm

Free

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Colin McCahon: I Am
Colin McCahon: I Am

1.30pm

Free

This award-winning documentary looks at the life and work of New Zealand's most celebrated painter, Colin McCahon

Colin McCahon: I Am

1.30pm

Free

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Artists' talk: Maria Nepomuceno and Bernardo Oyarzún
Artists' talk: Maria Nepomuceno and Bernardo Oyarzún

12.30pm

Exhibition entry charge applies

Hear visiting artists Maria Nepomuceno (Brazil) and Bernardo Oyarzún (Chile) discuss their work featured in Space to Dream: Recent Art from South America.

Artists' talk: Maria Nepomuceno and Bernardo Oyarzún

12.30pm

Exhibition entry charge applies

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Curator's talk: Reappraising Mr Casbolt
Curator's talk: Reappraising Mr Casbolt

3pm

Free

Assistant Curator Emma Jameson examines how From Soft Focus to Sharp Vision redresses the lack of historical attention invested in the life and work of Len Casbolt and discusses the significance of his important contribution to New Zealand photographic practice.   

Curator's talk: Reappraising Mr Casbolt

3pm

Free

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Genevieve Silvester: Restoring the Impossible
Genevieve Silvester: Restoring the Impossible

1pm

Free

Painting conservator, Genevieve Silvester gives an illustrated talk on a special Frances Hodgkins painting restoration project that she undertook as part of her internship at Auckland Art Gallery in 2015.

Genevieve Silvester: Restoring the Impossible

1pm

Free

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Speechless – The Polar Realm (2015)
Speechless – The Polar Realm (2015)

2pm

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Beautifully filmed by New Zealand nature photographer Richard Sidey over the past decade throughout the Earth’s polar regions, Speechless – The Polar Realm is a non-verbal visual meditation of light, life, loss and wonder at the ends of the globe.

Speechless – The Polar Realm (2015)

2pm

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Artworks

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Still life with Bottle, Fruit and Glass. [Verso: Unfinished landscape].
Still life with Bottle, Fruit and Glass. [Verso: Unfinished landscape].

Melvin Day

Production date
1948
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
571 x 396 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Melvin and Oroya Day, 2015
Accession no
2015/25/2
Still life with Bottle, Fruit and Glass. [Verso: Unfinished landscape].

Melvin Day

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Cubist still life
Cubist still life

Louise Henderson

Production date
Jan 1954
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
530 x 845 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2019
Accession no
2019/13
Cubist still life

Louise Henderson

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Self Portrait: Still Life
Self Portrait: Still Life

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
circa 1935
Medium
oil on cardboard
Size (h x w)
970 x 840 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1963
Accession no
1963/11/2
Self Portrait: Still Life

Frances Hodgkins

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[Still Life with lamps]
[Still Life with lamps]

Colin McCahon

Production date
1947
Medium
ink, watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
200 x 258 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1974
Accession no
1974/1
[Still Life with lamps]

Colin McCahon

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Still life with altar III
Still life with altar III

Colin McCahon

Production date
1967
Medium
acrylic on board
Size (h x w)
530 x 996 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from a private collection
Accession no
L1998/28/23
Still life with altar III

Colin McCahon

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Life
Life

Suzanne Goldberg

Production date
1960
Medium
oil and sand on board
Size (h x w)
875 x 572 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1993
Accession no
1992/35
Life

Suzanne Goldberg

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

J Bourjinon

On display

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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Still Life with Guitar, Bottle of Bass and Fruit
Still Life with Guitar, Bottle of Bass and Fruit

Henri Hayden

Production date
1918
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
813 x 533 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1958
Accession no
1958/1
Still Life with Guitar, Bottle of Bass and Fruit

Henri Hayden

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Still Life
Still Life

Greer Twiss

Production date
1985
Medium
wood, lead
Size (h x w)
1605 x 1351 x 735 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985
Accession no
1985/45
Still Life

Greer Twiss

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Marine Life
Marine Life

Eric Fitch Daglish

Production date
1926
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
139 x 115 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/225
Marine Life

Eric Fitch Daglish

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Untitled [Still Life with a Bottle]
Untitled [Still Life with a Bottle]

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
1908
Medium
oil on paper
Size (h x w)
465 x 635 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007
Accession no
2007/8/12
Untitled [Still Life with a Bottle]

Frances Hodgkins

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Man and woman figures with still life and flowers
Man and woman figures with still life and flowers

Michael Illingworth

Production date
1971
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
762 x 660 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1971
Accession no
1971/25
Man and woman figures with still life and flowers

Michael Illingworth

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Still life
Still life

William Reed

Production date
1949
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
355 x 457 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1976
Accession no
1976/43/1
Still life

William Reed

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Still life
Still life

Frances Hunt

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
489 x 336 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mrs A J C Fisher, 1951
Accession no
1951/8
Still life

Frances Hunt

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Still Life
Still Life

Peter Peryer

Production date
1982
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
62 x 93 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1982
Accession no
1982/4/1
Still Life

Peter Peryer

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Still Life
Still Life

William Scott

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gouache, watercolour, conte
Size (h x w)
495 x 717 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1959
Accession no
1959/4
Still Life

William Scott

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Still Life
Still Life

Anthony Brown

Production date
1929
Medium
pencil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
280 x 380 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Accession no
1948/7/61
Still Life

Anthony Brown

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Still Life 48
Still Life 48

Jude Rae

Production date
1999
Medium
oil on linen
Size (h x w)
610 x 661 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/26
Still Life 48

Jude Rae

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Portrait of a life cast of Tou Taloa (painted), Samoa
Portrait of a life cast of Tou Taloa (painted), Samoa

Fiona Pardington

Production date
2010
Medium
pigment inks on 308gsm Hahnmühle photo rag
Size (h x w)
1460 x 1100 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2011
Accession no
2011/17/1
Portrait of a life cast of Tou Taloa (painted), Samoa

Fiona Pardington

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Still Life
Still Life

Gino Severini

Production date
circa 1915
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
387 x 565 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1962
Accession no
1962/14/2
Still Life

Gino Severini

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A Vanitas Still Life
A Vanitas Still Life

Edwaert Collier

On display

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
634 x 762 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir George Grey, 1887
Accession no
1887/1/8
A Vanitas Still Life

Edwaert Collier

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Still Life
Still Life

Ronald Dunlop

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
417 x 563 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Accession no
1948/7/64
Still Life

Ronald Dunlop

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Still life
Still life

John Forrester

Production date
1952
Medium
oil on Masonite
Size (h x w)
495 x 374 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist
Accession no
U/22
Still life

John Forrester

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Still-Life with Pears
Still-Life with Pears

Alice M Coats

Production date
Unknown
Medium
linocut
Size (h x w)
228 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/193
Still-Life with Pears

Alice M Coats

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Still Life
Still Life

Kathleen Walne

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour and pencil
Size (h x w)
385 x 557 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Accession no
1948/7/147
Still Life

Kathleen Walne

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Still Life
Still Life

Lemangy

Production date
1933
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
320 x 253 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1937
Accession no
1937/5/4
Still Life

Lemangy

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Still life
Still life

Clifford Murray

Production date
early 20th century
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
660 x 455 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1938
Accession no
1938/5/2
Still life

Clifford Murray

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Still Life
Still Life

Rowland Suddaby

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on plywood
Size (h x w)
393 x 444 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Accession no
1948/7/40
Still Life

Rowland Suddaby

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Still Life
Still Life

May Smith

Production date
1930
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
155 x 135 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979
Accession no
1979/42/19
Still Life

May Smith

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Still life: bottle and apples
Still life: bottle and apples

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
317 x 412 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with the aid of a grant from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, 1970
Accession no
1970/1/3
Still life: bottle and apples

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Still Life
Still Life

Dorothy Field

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on paper
Size (h x w)
349 x 292 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1950
Accession no
1950/2/13
Still Life

Dorothy Field

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Life line
Life line

Len Casbolt

Production date
circa 1955-circa 1965
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
364 x 289 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/13
Life line

Len Casbolt

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Home Life
Home Life

B Tarnay

Production date
1931
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
494 x 380 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936
Accession no
1936/9/9
Home Life

B Tarnay

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High Life
High Life

Eduardo Paolozzi

Production date
1967
Medium
screenprint
Size (h x w)
381 x 254 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968
Accession no
1968/26/7
High Life

Eduardo Paolozzi

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Still life: flowers
Still life: flowers

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
400 x 305 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with the aid of a grant from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, 1970
Accession no
1970/1/18
Still life: flowers

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Pond life
Pond life

Gretchen Albrecht

Production date
1992
Medium
watercolour and gouache on paper
Size (h x w)
510 x 762 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1993
Accession no
1992/32
Pond life

Gretchen Albrecht

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Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus
Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus
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Unknown
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Wystan Curnow, 2009
Accession no
RC2011/3
Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Blanche Wormald Estate, 2004
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RC2004/5
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1890-1991
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Linda Gill, 2015
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RC2007/3
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
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RC2015/2
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Helen Pollock, 2012.
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RC2013/1
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Index to Canterbury Gothic Revivalist Buildings
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1973-1974
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dr Rodney Wilson, 2012
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RC2012/6
Index to Canterbury Gothic Revivalist Buildings
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
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RC2010/1
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circa 1890-2015
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of June Black, 2017
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RC2018/1
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1922-2017
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RC2018/4
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of May Smith Estate, 1991
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RC2002/3
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1896-1930
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
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RC2009/2
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circa 1900-circa 1940
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Roger Collins, 2017
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RC2017/4
Roger Collins Frances Hodgkins Postcard Collection
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circa 1950-2019
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Susan Cochrane, 2019
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RC2020/2
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1949-1989
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mary Fomison, 2009
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RC2009/8
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1979-1990
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Juliet Batten, 2008
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RC2008/4
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