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Pressing Flesh: Skin, Touch, Intimacy
Pressing Flesh: Skin, Touch, Intimacy

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Pressing Flesh: Skin, Touch, Intimacy

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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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Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson

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Peter Robinson

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5 4 3 2 1 : Auckland Artist Projects
5 4 3 2 1 : Auckland Artist Projects

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5 4 3 2 1 : Auckland Artist Projects

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Tate & Us
Tate & Us

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Tate & Us

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A feeling for Form: Modernism in British and New Zealand Art
A feeling for Form: Modernism in British and New Zealand Art

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A feeling for Form: Modernism in British and New Zealand Art

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

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Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation

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20th Century Modern: Picasso, Chagall, Moore...
20th Century Modern: Picasso, Chagall, Moore...

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20th Century Modern: Picasso, Chagall, Moore...

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British and French Modernism
British and French Modernism

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British and French Modernism

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The Body Reborn
The Body Reborn

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The Body Reborn

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Intimate Portraits
Intimate Portraits

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Intimate Portraits

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

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Other People Think: Auckland’s Contemporary International Collection
Other People Think: Auckland’s Contemporary International Collection

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Likeness & Character: Portraits From the Auckland Art Gallery Collection
Likeness & Character: Portraits From the Auckland Art Gallery Collection

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Henry Fuseli: Dark Chambers of the Mind
Henry Fuseli: Dark Chambers of the Mind

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Henry Fuseli: Dark Chambers of the Mind

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Passion and Politics: Two centuries of British art
Passion and Politics: Two centuries of British art

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Passion and Politics: Two centuries of British art

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Events

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The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history
The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history

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Join Associate Professor Linda Tyler, Director, Centre for Art Studies, The University of Auckland, and Milica Madanović, MA Belgrade, for a four-week Continuing Education course on The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history.

The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history

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The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history
The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history

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Join Associate Professor Linda Tyler, Director, Centre for Art Studies, The University of Auckland, and Milica Madanović, MA Belgrade, for a four-week Continuing Education course on The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history.

The nude reviewed: Looking at images of the human body in art history

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Robin Woodward: the changing ideal of the nude in art
Robin Woodward: the changing ideal of the nude in art

1pm

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Join Dr Robin Woodward, Senior Lecturer Art History, University of Auckland as she discusses how the classical ideal of the nude maintained its hold over 19th century Western art. This was soon to be thrown out in the early part of the 20th century by a young Spaniard painting in Paris.

Robin Woodward: the changing ideal of the nude in art

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Censoring The Body Laid Bare: Dr Andrew Jacks and Susannah Walker
Censoring The Body Laid Bare: Dr Andrew Jacks and Susannah Walker

1pm

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Join New Zealand Classification Office Chief Censor Dr Andrew Jacks and Metro Editor Susannah Walker for a unique insight into the issue of censorship and the naked nude.

Censoring The Body Laid Bare: Dr Andrew Jacks and Susannah Walker

1pm

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Erin Griffey: Provocative bodies from Renaissance Italy to contemporary London
Erin Griffey: Provocative bodies from Renaissance Italy to contemporary London

1pm

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Join Dr Erin Griffey, Associate Professor, Art History at the University of Auckland, for an illustrated overview of key female nudes from Renaissance and Baroque art, which are then compared with contemporary nudes in the exhibition by artists such as Sarah Lucas and Cindy Sherman.

Erin Griffey: Provocative bodies from Renaissance Italy to contemporary London

1pm

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Penelope Jackson: Art Crimes
Penelope Jackson: Art Crimes

10.15am

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Homegrown art crime is the subject of Penelope Jackson’s book Art Thieves, Fakes and Fraudsters: The New Zealand Story. Documenting over 100 years of bad behaviour – from a nicked nude to an international court battle that saw works taken during WWII repatriated to Italy, and Goldie homages in between – Jackson exposes the underbelly of the arty kind.

Penelope Jackson: Art Crimes

10.15am

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Emma Chambers: The making of The Body Laid Bare
Emma Chambers: The making of The Body Laid Bare

1pm

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Join Emma Chambers, curator, modern British art at Tate, London for an illustrated introduction to The Body Laid Bare and the exhibition's concept, themes and how the works were selected. 

Emma Chambers: The making of The Body Laid Bare

1pm

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Manpower Lectures – #1 Why Oscar Wilde Mattered in Auckland
Manpower Lectures – #1 Why Oscar Wilde Mattered in Auckland

6—7pm

Members $100, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

Senior Curator of International Art, Dr Sophie Matthiesson explores some of the motivations behind the collecting and public display of male bodies in the early years of the Auckland Art Gallery (founded 1888) and considers the appeal and meaning of such frankly sensual images for their Victorian-era benefactors who purchased them. The notorious 1895 London trial and imprisonment of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde for homosexuality suddenly altered consciousness across the British Empire. It impacts can be seen, she argues, in public debates about masculinity in New Zealand, and in institutional attitudes to the male nude in art in the following decades.

This lecture is the first in a four-part series, Manpower Lectures: Antiquity, aesthetes and athleticism.

Manpower Lectures – #1 Why Oscar Wilde Mattered in Auckland

6—7pm

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Women in Love (1969)
Women in Love (1969)

1pm

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Two sisters are courted by two very different men in this acclaimed adaptation of the D H Lawrence classic Women In Love.

Women in Love (1969)

1pm

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Open Late: k2k and Hugo Jay
Open Late: k2k and Hugo Jay

6–10pm

$30 + booking fee Buy tickets

Get up close and personal with Auckland Art Gallery's major exhibition The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate after dark with a series of late night events featuring DJs, live music, and entry to the exhibition.

Open Late: k2k and Hugo Jay

6–10pm

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Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

2pm

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The idyllic life of Tarzan and Jane is challenged by men on safari who come seeking ivory, and Jane as well.

Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

2pm

Free

Artworks

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Akte (Nudes)
Akte (Nudes)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Production date
1913
Medium
woodcut
Size (h x w)
200 x 270 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Dr Rosa Schapire, 1956
Accession no
1956/14/1
Akte (Nudes)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

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Friends
Friends

Aristide Maillol

Production date
1939
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
283 x 213 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978
Accession no
1978/3
Friends

Aristide Maillol

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New nudes and figures in Light
New nudes and figures in Light

Pat Hanly

Production date
1964
Medium
screenprint
Size (h x w)
485 x 336 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990
Accession no
1991/19/21
New nudes and figures in Light

Pat Hanly

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Sketches: Two Female Nudes
Sketches: Two Female Nudes

Edward Burne-Jones

Production date
1853-1898
Medium
pencil
Size (h x w)
300 x 237 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/23/3
Sketches: Two Female Nudes

Edward Burne-Jones

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Allegory of Vanity
Allegory of Vanity

Henry Fuseli

Production date
1811
Medium
pen, pencil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
200 x 271 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
Accession no
1965/61
Allegory of Vanity

Henry Fuseli

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DPM2
DPM2

Graham Fletcher

Production date
2001
Medium
enamel on tapa canvas
Size (h x w)
1600 x 2400 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001
Accession no
2001/24
DPM2

Graham Fletcher

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[Landscape with horses]. [verso: Standing nude study].
[Landscape with horses]. [verso: Standing nude study].

John Weeks

Production date
Unknown
Medium
tempera
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2010/1/12/44
[Landscape with horses]. [verso: Standing nude study].

John Weeks

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Nude Telephoning
Nude Telephoning

Walter Sickert

Production date
circa 1911
Medium
pen and ink
Size (h x w)
330 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/2/4
Nude Telephoning

Walter Sickert

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Gemini
Gemini

Laura Knight

Production date
1932
Medium
aquatint
Size (h x w)
302 x 247 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1937
Accession no
1937/5/1
Gemini

Laura Knight

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A Capriccio of the Horse Tamers
A Capriccio of the Horse Tamers

Henry Fuseli

Production date
circa 1810-circa 1815
Medium
pencil with blue and grey wash
Size (h x w)
466 x 310 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
Accession no
1965/72
A Capriccio of the Horse Tamers

Henry Fuseli

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Meditation
Meditation

Christopher Perkins

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Production date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
908 x 711 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1967
Accession no
1967/14/1
Meditation

Christopher Perkins

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Teller
Teller

Ian Scott

Production date
1970
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
2134 x 1730 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Nan Corson and Chris Corson-Scott, 2014
Accession no
2014/29/5
Teller

Ian Scott

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Nude
Nude

David Payne

Production date
1922
Medium
woodcut
Size (h x w)
265 x 120 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the relatives of Mr T V Gulliver, 1939
Accession no
1939/4/138
Nude

David Payne

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Deux Femmes Nues Dans un Arbre
Deux Femmes Nues Dans un Arbre

Pablo Picasso

Production date
1931
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
365 x 287 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1958
Accession no
1958/14/2
Deux Femmes Nues Dans un Arbre

Pablo Picasso

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Eros and Psyche
Eros and Psyche

Henry Fuseli

Production date
1808
Medium
pen, pencil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
233 x 358 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
Accession no
1965/63
Eros and Psyche

Henry Fuseli

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Death and Sin bridging the 'Waste' of chaos and met by Satan on his return from Earth
Death and Sin bridging the 'Waste' of chaos and met by Satan on his return from...

Henry Fuseli

Production date
circa 1819-circa 1821
Medium
pencil, pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
393 x 315 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
Accession no
1965/64
Death and Sin bridging the 'Waste' of chaos and met by Satan on his return from...

Henry Fuseli

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Female Nude Seen From the Back Dressing Her Hair
Female Nude Seen From the Back Dressing Her Hair

Aristide Maillol

Production date
1881-1944
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
389 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1953
Accession no
1953/17/4
Female Nude Seen From the Back Dressing Her Hair

Aristide Maillol

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Sun-Bathers
Sun-Bathers

Margaret Barnard

Production date
Unknown
Medium
linocut
Size (h x w)
310 x 310 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/184
Sun-Bathers

Margaret Barnard

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Negress
Negress

Jacob Epstein

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
441 x 578 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
Accession no
1956/23/4
Negress

Jacob Epstein

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Nude in an Armchair
Nude in an Armchair

Henry Moore

Production date
1929
Medium
charcoal, gouache, oil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
448 x 366 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1952
Accession no
1952/2/2
Nude in an Armchair

Henry Moore

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Cours d'amour II (The Court of Love II)
Cours d'amour II (The Court of Love II)

Helmut Grieshaber

Production date
1965
Medium
woodcut
Size (h x w)
673 x 508 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1966
Accession no
1966/25/12
Cours d'amour II (The Court of Love II)

Helmut Grieshaber

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Girl Acrobat
Girl Acrobat

Pat Hanly

Production date
1961
Medium
oil and resin on cotton duck
Size (h x w)
1105 x 818 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of R C Alley, 2012
Accession no
2013/26/1
Girl Acrobat

Pat Hanly

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La Grande danseuse
La Grande danseuse

Auguste Rodin

Production date
1913
Medium
bronze
Size (h x w)
730 x 250 x 330 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
Accession no
M1956/4
La Grande danseuse

Auguste Rodin

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Torse noir assis
Torse noir assis

Alexander Archipenko

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Production date
1909
Medium
bronze
Size (h x w)
375 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1948
Accession no
M1948/1
Torse noir assis

Alexander Archipenko

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Nude Woman
Nude Woman

Aristide Maillol

Production date
1881-1944
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
384 x 232 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/94
Nude Woman

Aristide Maillol

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Pet Thang: 4
Pet Thang: 4

Tracey Moffatt

Production date
1991
Medium
C-type photographic print
Size (h x w)
1000 x 810 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2002
Accession no
C2002/1/8
Pet Thang: 4

Tracey Moffatt

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Borghese Gladiator
Borghese Gladiator

Unknown artist

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Production date
Unknown
Medium
bronze
Size (h x w)
685 x 420 x 690 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/175
Borghese Gladiator

Unknown artist

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Woman seated with hands clasped
Woman seated with hands clasped

Henry Moore

Production date
circa 1929
Medium
charcoal, gouache, oil, watercolour
Size (h x w)
492 x 365 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Sir Edward Marsh KCVO CB per Contemporary Art Society, 1954
Accession no
1954/39
Woman seated with hands clasped

Henry Moore

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The Woman who walks through the water
The Woman who walks through the water

Aristide Maillol

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Production date
1910
Medium
bronze
Size (h x w)
1206 x 380 x 500 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1957
Accession no
M1957/1
The Woman who walks through the water

Aristide Maillol

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Jeune Fille Assise
Jeune Fille Assise

Aristide Maillol

Production date
1926
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
326 x 500 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961
Accession no
1961/5/2
Jeune Fille Assise

Aristide Maillol

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In taberna I (In the Tavern I)
In taberna I (In the Tavern I)

Helmut Grieshaber

Production date
1965
Medium
woodcut
Size (h x w)
673 x 508 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1966
Accession no
1966/25/9
In taberna I (In the Tavern I)

Helmut Grieshaber

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Mere Nireaha
Mere Nireaha

Gottfried Lindauer

Production date
Unknown
Medium
black and white photographic print
Size (h x w)
182 x 145 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lynton and Heather Lindauer, 1988
Accession no
1988/10
Mere Nireaha

Gottfried Lindauer

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Achilles crying out at the trench, confusing the Trojan Army
Achilles crying out at the trench, confusing the Trojan Army

Henry Fuseli

Production date
circa 1815
Medium
pencil with mauve and grey wash
Size (h x w)
400 x 277 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
Accession no
1965/71
Achilles crying out at the trench, confusing the Trojan Army

Henry Fuseli

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Pattern inspired by rain
Pattern inspired by rain

A Lois White

Production date
circa 1941
Medium
oil on cardboard
Size (h x w)
510 x 410 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/22
Pattern inspired by rain

A Lois White

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Asmat Wood Male Figure
Asmat Wood Male Figure

Unknown artist

Production date
Unknown
Medium
wood
Size (h x w)
930 x 270 x 220 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1984
Accession no
C1994/1/135
Asmat Wood Male Figure

Unknown artist

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Nu de profile
Nu de profile

Georges Rouault

Production date
1936
Medium
colour aquatint
Size (h x w)
450 x 334 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961
Accession no
1961/5/3
Nu de profile

Georges Rouault

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John Weeks Archive
John Weeks Archive
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Unknown
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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1
John Weeks Archive

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