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Fifty Years of Modern Masters in Auckland
Fifty Years of Modern Masters in Auckland

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Fifty Years of Modern Masters in Auckland

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Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary
Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary

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Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary

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Degas to Dalí
Degas to Dalí

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Degas to Dalí

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Picturing History: Goldie to Cotton
Picturing History: Goldie to Cotton

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Picturing History: Goldie to Cotton

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Billy Apple®: The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else
Billy Apple®: The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else

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Billy Apple®: The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence
The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

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Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue

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Mother Tongue

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Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata
Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata

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Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata

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The Walters Prize 2014
The Walters Prize 2014

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The Walters Prize 2014

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Collective Women: Feminist Art Archives from the 1970s to the 1990s
Collective Women: Feminist Art Archives from the 1970s to the 1990s

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New Zealand Modern: Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection
New Zealand Modern: Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection

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The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate
The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate

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The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate

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The Walters Prize 2012
The Walters Prize 2012

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The Walters Prize 2012

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs
Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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Light from Tate: 1700s to Now
Light from Tate: 1700s to Now

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Adults $26.50, Concessions $21.50, Members and children 12 & under FREE Book now

Light from Tate: 1700s to Now

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The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

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The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

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The Walters Prize 2018
The Walters Prize 2018

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The Walters Prize 2018

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The Walters Prize 2021
The Walters Prize 2021

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FREE

The Walters Prize 2021

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FREE

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The Us in I
The Us in I

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The Us in I

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Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation
Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation

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$10 – $12.50, Members FREE, Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation

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The Walters Prize 2016
The Walters Prize 2016

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The Walters Prize 2016

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Events

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Members Preview: Enchanted Worlds
Members Preview: Enchanted Worlds

10am–12.30pm

FREE (Members only)

We invite all Gallery Members to attend the Members Preview of this major exhibition on Saturday 7 March.

Members Preview: Enchanted Worlds

10am–12.30pm

FREE (Members only)

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Te Rā Ringa Raupā: Weavers in residence
Te Rā Ringa Raupā: Weavers in residence

— 10am – 12.30pm daily

FREE

Weaving artists dedicated to recreating the only known woven Māori sail takes up residence in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki on 10 – 14 March. 

Te Rā Ringa Raupā: Weavers in residence

— 10am – 12.30pm daily

FREE

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SOLD OUT | Fierce: Aaja Nachle presents Fierce Fairytales
SOLD OUT | Fierce: Aaja Nachle presents Fierce Fairytales

— Multiple sessions

Free - bookings essential

SOLD OUT | Fierce: Aaja Nachle presents Fierce Fairytales

— Multiple sessions

Free - bookings essential

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Kintsugi workshop - March
Kintsugi workshop - March

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

Kintsugi workshop - March

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

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March Photography workshop with Simon Devitt
March Photography workshop with Simon Devitt

11am–3.30pm

$150 for Members, $200 non-Members Book now

Photographer, lecturer and award-winning publisher Simon Devitt is back with his half-day workshop.

March Photography workshop with Simon Devitt

11am–3.30pm

$150 for Members, $200 non-Members Book now

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Doc Edge Presents: Ngā Taonga Double Feature
Doc Edge Presents: Ngā Taonga Double Feature

2-4.15pm

FREE Book now

Doc Edge is proud to partner with Ngā Taonga to present two recently-preserved and digitally-restored documentaries of national historical importance. Be the first to see two of NZ's most important films digitally-restored.

Doc Edge Presents: Ngā Taonga Double Feature

2-4.15pm

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Artist talk: Jill Carter-Hansen
Artist talk: Jill Carter-Hansen

3pm

Free entry

Join artist Jill Carter-Hansen for her insight into her practice and her involvement in this important period in women’s politics in New Zealand.

Artist talk: Jill Carter-Hansen

3pm

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Paul Clark: The Long March of Chinese Film
Paul Clark: The Long March of Chinese Film

3pm

Free

Paul Clark, Professor of Chinese and Director Research at University of Auckland's School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics gives a talk on Chinese films and their reflection of popular culture of the time.

Paul Clark: The Long March of Chinese Film

3pm

Free

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Members Late | Light from Tate: 1700s to Now SOLD OUT
Members Late | Light from Tate: 1700s to Now SOLD OUT

6pm–8pm

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In conversation: Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride
In conversation: Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride

3pm

Join Auckland Art Gallery Research Librarians Catherine Hammond & Caroline McBride for their insight into Collective Women: Feminist Art Archives from the 1970s to the 1990s.

In conversation: Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride

3pm

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Members Morning | Light from Tate: 1700s to Now CANCELLED
Members Morning | Light from Tate: 1700s to Now CANCELLED

8am–10am

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NZ Bush Embroidery Workshop with Fleur Woods
NZ Bush Embroidery Workshop with Fleur Woods

10.30am–4.30pm

$195 Members $245 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership) Book now

NZ Bush Embroidery Workshop with Fleur Woods

10.30am–4.30pm

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After hours talk: Nalini Malani
After hours talk: Nalini Malani

6pm

Free entry

Join visiting contemporary Indian artist Nalini Malani for an illustrated talk on her past and current body of work.

After hours talk: Nalini Malani

6pm

Free entry

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The Walters Prize unlocked: The 2018 finalists speak
The Walters Prize unlocked: The 2018 finalists speak

2pm

Ruth Buchanan, Jacqueline Fraser, Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, Pati Solomona Tyrell with Natasha Conland

The Walters Prize unlocked: The 2018 finalists speak

2pm

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All About Women Satellite 2019
All About Women Satellite 2019

3–4.30pm

All About Women features emerging new voices from around the world speaking to future directions in feminism.

All About Women Satellite 2019

3–4.30pm

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Waiata Moana – Songs of the Sea with Maaka Pohatu
Waiata Moana – Songs of the Sea with Maaka Pohatu

— 14 Mar – 1pm and 3pm, 21 Mar – 1pm

FREE

Auckland Arts Festival’s Acts of Love programme brings Waiata Moana to the Gallery: songs that celebrate our oceans and waterways.

Waiata Moana – Songs of the Sea with Maaka Pohatu

— 14 Mar – 1pm and 3pm, 21 Mar – 1pm

FREE

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Apocalypse: World War I (Parts 1 and 2)
Apocalypse: World War I (Parts 1 and 2)

1pm

Free

Drawing from over 500 hours of archival footage, much of it previously unseen, Apocalypse: WWI traces the journeys of civilians and soldiers who fought for survival in one of the darkest times in history.

Apocalypse: World War I (Parts 1 and 2)

1pm

Free

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Floral Embroidery Workshop with Fleur Woods
Floral Embroidery Workshop with Fleur Woods

10.30am–4.30pm

$195 Members / $245 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership) Book now

Floral Embroidery Workshop with Fleur Woods

10.30am–4.30pm

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Talking Family History
Talking Family History

12–1pm

FREE

Join us this Wednesday lunchtime to chat with 'Talking Family History' co-founders Fiona Brooker and Michelle Patient in person.

Talking Family History

12–1pm

FREE

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Back Office: Virtual Launch
Back Office: Virtual Launch

3.30–4pm

Free for Members (Link to join in your Members e-newsletter on Thu 25 Feb)

Each month, we’re passing the mic to the people we work with to share the stories from the Back Office. Be it their favourite artwork, research or experiences on the job, they’ll be sharing their projects and passions.

Back Office: Virtual Launch

3.30–4pm

Free for Members (Link to join in your Members e-newsletter on Thu 25 Feb)

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Agency and aesthetics: A symposium on the expanded field of photography
Agency and aesthetics: A symposium on the expanded field of photography

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This day-long symposium invites artists, writers, critics, academics and others to reflect on the work that photographs can do today and the changing significance of the image as a social or cultural representation.

Agency and aesthetics: A symposium on the expanded field of photography

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CANCELLED | Vintage Festival
CANCELLED | Vintage Festival

10-5pm

FREE

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SOLD OUT| A Day at Gibbs Farm with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki POSTPONED TO OCTOBER
SOLD OUT| A Day at Gibbs Farm with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki POSTPONED T...

Sun 30 October 2022, 10am–2pm

Adult: $95.00 Auckland Art Gallery Member: $85.00 Child (5 -13 yrs): $53.00 Children under 5: free Return Bus Ticket: (North Shore and Central departures) $20.00 On-site parking: per vehicle $20.00 NB: Ticketing fees will be applied by Eventfinda.

SOLD OUT| A Day at Gibbs Farm with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki POSTPONED T...

Sun 30 October 2022, 10am–2pm

Adult: $95.00 Auckland Art Gallery Member: $85.00 Child (5 -13 yrs): $53.00 Children under 5: free Return Bus Ticket: (North Shore and Central departures) $20.00 On-site parking: per vehicle $20.00 NB: Ticketing fees will be applied by Eventfinda.

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SOLD OUT: Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park Visit 2021
SOLD OUT: Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park Visit 2021

10am—2pm

$50—$95 (plus service fees) Book now

Join us for a rare weekend opportunity to visit Gibbs Farm, helping to raise funds for Auckland Art Gallery.

SOLD OUT: Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park Visit 2021

10am—2pm

$50—$95 (plus service fees) Book now

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Swinging Sixties in Auckland - How Quant Sparked Our Boutique Culture
Swinging Sixties in Auckland - How Quant Sparked Our Boutique Culture

6—7pm

Members $14, Non-Members $20 Book now

Swinging Sixties in Auckland - how Quant sparked our boutique culture.

In this talk, fashion historian Angela Lassig will chart the rise of boutique culture in the back streets and side alleys of 60s Auckland, exploring the fashion, music and makeup that energised a generation.  

Swinging Sixties in Auckland - How Quant Sparked Our Boutique Culture

6—7pm

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POSTPONED TO ONLINE | The stories behind dressing ‘The Panthers’
POSTPONED TO ONLINE | The stories behind dressing ‘The Panthers’

7 - 8pm

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Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (II)
Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (II)

10.30am–12.30pm

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Lecture Series Masters of Light – Day 2

Sun 28 May | 10.30am–12.30pm

Across two Sundays, this lecture series explores how light takes centre-stage in critically acclaimed paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and installations by ground-breaking artists through the centuries.

Day 1 focuses on historical European art, and Day 2 on modern and contemporary art, incorporating an Indigenous lens. Presented by four passionate art and design scholars, this series accompanying our current Light from Tate: 1700s to Now exhibition is not to be missed.

Like to attend? Come to both or pick your favourite day. Scroll down for more info on tickets or click here for a programme overview of Day 1.

Image credit: Wassily Kandinsky Swinging

 

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Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (II)

10.30am–12.30pm

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Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (I)
Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (I)

10.30am–12.30pm

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Masters of Light, 1700s to Now

Sun 21 and 28 May | 10.30am–12.30pm

Across two Sundays, this lecture series explores how light takes centre stage in critically acclaimed paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and installations by ground-breaking artists through the centuries.

Day 1 focuses on historical European art and Day 2 on modern and contemporary art, incorporating an Indigenous lens. Presented by four passionate art and design scholars, this series accompanying our current Light from Tate: 1700s to Now exhibition is not to be missed.

Like to attend? Come to both or pick your favourite day. Scroll down for more info on tickets or click here for a programme overview of Day 2 .

Image credit: Johannes Vermeer The Milkmaid 

Note: the artwork above will be discussed in this series, but is currently not on display at Auckland Art Gallery.

 

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Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (I)

10.30am–12.30pm

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Back Office: Creative Practice
Back Office: Creative Practice

6–6.30pm

Free for Members (RSVP required)

Each month, we’re passing the mic to the people we work with to share the stories from the Back Office. Be it their favourite artwork, research or experiences on the job, they’ll be sharing their projects and passions.

 

Back Office: Creative Practice

6–6.30pm

Free for Members (RSVP required)

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Marchers
Marchers

Greer Twiss

Production date
1967
Medium
bronze and oil
Size (h x w)
1100 x 600 x 450 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2001
Accession no
2001/12
Marchers

Greer Twiss

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Entree de M. de Macey
Entree de M. de Macey

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
145 x 220 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/211
Entree de M. de Macey

Jacques Callot

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Le char de Thetis (The Chariot of Thetis)
Le char de Thetis (The Chariot of Thetis)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1616
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
150 x 228 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/25
Le char de Thetis (The Chariot of Thetis)

Jacques Callot

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Le defile - Entree des chars de l'Afrique et de l'Asie (The parade - Entrance of the chariots from Africa and Asia)
Le defile - Entree des chars de l'Afrique et de l'Asie (The parade - Entrance of...

Jacques Callot

Production date
1615
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
225 x 300 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/19
Le defile - Entree des chars de l'Afrique et de l'Asie (The parade - Entrance of...

Jacques Callot

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Le combat des sections d'infanterie (The battles of the Infantry sections)
Le combat des sections d'infanterie (The battles of the Infantry sections)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1615-1616
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
225 x 300 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/20
Le combat des sections d'infanterie (The battles of the Infantry sections)

Jacques Callot

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Entree du duc Charles IV
Entree du duc Charles IV

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
150 x 240 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/216
Entree du duc Charles IV

Jacques Callot

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Le defile a pied
Le defile a pied

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
145 x 239 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/217
Le defile a pied

Jacques Callot

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Entree du Prince de Pfaltzbourg.
Entree du Prince de Pfaltzbourg.

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
152 x 240 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/210
Entree du Prince de Pfaltzbourg.

Jacques Callot

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Entree de MM. de Vroncourt, Tyllon et Marimont
Entree de MM. de Vroncourt, Tyllon et Marimont

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
147 x 220 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/212
Entree de MM. de Vroncourt, Tyllon et Marimont

Jacques Callot

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Le Combat
Le Combat

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
138 x 237 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/218
Le Combat

Jacques Callot

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Le char du Mont Parnasse (The Chariot of Mount Parnasse)
Le char du Mont Parnasse (The Chariot of Mount Parnasse)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1616
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
151 x 227 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/21
Le char du Mont Parnasse (The Chariot of Mount Parnasse)

Jacques Callot

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Le char de l'Amour (The chariot of Love)
Le char de l'Amour (The chariot of Love)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1616
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
150 x 225 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/23
Le char de l'Amour (The chariot of Love)

Jacques Callot

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Vue d'ensemble de la fete (Ensemble View of the Festival)
Vue d'ensemble de la fete (Ensemble View of the Festival)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1616
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
225 x 296 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/24
Vue d'ensemble de la fete (Ensemble View of the Festival)

Jacques Callot

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Le char du Soleil (The chariot of the Sun)
Le char du Soleil (The chariot of the Sun)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1616
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
149 x 226 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/22
Le char du Soleil (The chariot of the Sun)

Jacques Callot

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Entree de Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine
Entree de Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
152 x 240 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/215
Entree de Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine

Jacques Callot

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Entree de M. de Brionne
Entree de M. de Brionne

Jacques Callot

Production date
1627
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
153 x 240 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/214
Entree de M. de Brionne

Jacques Callot

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Les troupes en marche (Marching troops)
Les troupes en marche (Marching troops)

Jacques Callot

Production date
1615-1619
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
225 x 300 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/10
Les troupes en marche (Marching troops)

Jacques Callot

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Funeral March
Funeral March

A Lois White

Production date
1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
840 x 1040 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936
Accession no
1936/12/2
Funeral March

A Lois White

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Independence day, Jerusalem 1963
Independence day, Jerusalem 1963

Marti Friedlander

Production date
2000
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold
Size (h x w)
790 x 790 x 35 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001
Accession no
2000/28/95
Independence day, Jerusalem 1963

Marti Friedlander

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