Exhibitions

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The Enchanted Garden
The Enchanted Garden

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The Enchanted Garden

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Dane Mitchell: Iris, Iris, Iris
Dane Mitchell: Iris, Iris, Iris

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Dane Mitchell: Iris, Iris, Iris

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Frances Hodgkins: Leitmotif
Frances Hodgkins: Leitmotif

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Frances Hodgkins: Leitmotif

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John McLaughlin in Print
John McLaughlin in Print

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John McLaughlin in Print

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

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Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003

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Ruscha Revisited & Working In London: The Pop Years
Ruscha Revisited & Working In London: The Pop Years

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The Walters Prize 2016
The Walters Prize 2016

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The Walters Prize 2016

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Love Chief
Love Chief

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Love Chief

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Intimate Portraits
Intimate Portraits

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Intimate Portraits

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Mystic Truths
Mystic Truths

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Mystic Truths

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Taste: Food and Feasting in Art
Taste: Food and Feasting in Art

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Taste: Food and Feasting in Art

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Fragile Beauty: Historic Japanese Graphic Art
Fragile Beauty: Historic Japanese Graphic Art

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Fragile Beauty: Historic Japanese Graphic Art

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Events

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Cassandra Barnett: The female body as an agent
Cassandra Barnett: The female body as an agent

3pm

Free

Cassandra Barnett, discusses Ann Shelton’s photography using nature and plants and through this lens, considers how her practice connects to the Aotearoa New Zealand context and questions of colonialism.

Cassandra Barnett: The female body as an agent

3pm

Free

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Members Shopping Night
Members Shopping Night

5-8pm

FREE

On Thursday 15 June, between 5–8pm, Gallery Members get 30% off exclusive Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki tote bags and tea towels and 20% off all other items* at a special Members Shopping Night. This event is part of the Tate Light at Night series. Louise Mills, Founder of Plant Potions, will be demonstrating how to use her inspirational Pulse Point Oils in your everyday world for clarity of mind and stress management.

*excludes promotions, and already discounted products, and Sara Hughes: Mini Set. Discount is instore only. 

Members Shopping Night

5-8pm

FREE

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The physical garden
The physical garden

1pm

Free

The physical garden is a performance that accompanies Ann Shelton’s series jane says.

The physical garden

1pm

Free

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SOLD OUT | Light Night
SOLD OUT | Light Night

5.30–8.30pm

Members $5, Non-Members $32, Non-Member Family $53, Children (under 16) $5 Book now

SOLD OUT | Light Night

5.30–8.30pm

Members $5, Non-Members $32, Non-Member Family $53, Children (under 16) $5 Book now

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The physical garden
The physical garden

2pm

Free

The physical garden is a performance that accompanies Ann Shelton’s series jane says.

The physical garden

2pm

Free

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The physical garden
The physical garden

1pm

Free

The physical garden is a performance that accompanies Ann Shelton’s series jane says.

The physical garden

1pm

Free

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SOLD OUT Writers Festival 2019 – The Meaning of Trees: Robert Vennell
SOLD OUT Writers Festival 2019 – The Meaning of Trees: Robert Vennell

10.15–11.15am

Earlybird $20, General admission $25

Auckland Writers Festival 2019 presents their Weekend Gallery Series including a diverse range of speakers hosting events across Sat 18–Sun 19 May. 

SOLD OUT Writers Festival 2019 – The Meaning of Trees: Robert Vennell

10.15–11.15am

Earlybird $20, General admission $25

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The physical garden
The physical garden

1pm

Free

The physical garden is a performance that accompanies Ann Shelton’s series jane says.

The physical garden

1pm

Free

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The physical garden
The physical garden

1pm

Free

The physical garden is a performance that accompanies Ann Shelton’s series jane says.

The physical garden

1pm

Free

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Misprints (2009)
Misprints (2009)

2pm

Free

Zwiebelfische (a German term for typographical misprints) is a film essay about Jimmy Ernst (1920–1984), son of the surrealist Max Ernst and art historian Lou Straus.

Misprints (2009)

2pm

Free

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Artist talk: Dane Mitchell on Iris, Iris, Iris
Artist talk: Dane Mitchell on Iris, Iris, Iris

2pm

FREE (Members only)

Join artist Dane Mitchell for a free Members talk in his exhibition Iris, Iris, Iris.

Artist talk: Dane Mitchell on Iris, Iris, Iris

2pm

FREE (Members only)

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Opt-In: art/bar/food/performances
Opt-In: art/bar/food/performances

7–10pm

Free

Join us for a fun – and free! – evening of art, food and entertainment as we celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition, Other People Think: Auckland’s Contemporary International Collection.

Opt-In: art/bar/food/performances

7–10pm

Free

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Ngārara in the Ngahere | Infections in our Forests
Ngārara in the Ngahere | Infections in our Forests

1—3pm

FREE

This family friendly creative workshop explores the health of the forest through art and discussion held inside Charlotte Graham’s installation Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne | The Breath of Tāne.

Ngārara in the Ngahere | Infections in our Forests

1—3pm

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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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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SOLD OUT: April School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery
SOLD OUT: April School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

— 9am–3pm

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

Please note: this programme is now sold out. Check back in June for more school holiday programming. 

School holiday programmes with activities inspired by Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art.

SOLD OUT: April School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

— 9am–3pm

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

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Audio-described Tour for Blind and Low-vision Visitors. Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something Is Happening Here
Audio-described Tour for Blind and Low-vision Visitors. Robin White: Te Whanaket...

10.30am – 12pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

— 11am and 1pm

Free

Auckland Art Gallery, in partnership with Alliance Française Auckland, is pleased to offer you free animated short film screenings, for children and adults, over the September school holidays.

Children's short film programme

— 11am and 1pm

Free

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

— 11am

Free

Auckland Art Gallery, in partnership with Alliance Française Auckland, is pleased to offer you free animated short film screenings, for children and adults, over the September school holidays.

Children's short film programme

— 11am

Free

Artworks

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Plants
Plants

Henry Cliffe

Production date
Unknown
Medium
colour lithograph
Size (h x w)
508 x 305 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/51
Plants

Henry Cliffe

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You make loving fun
You make loving fun

Kate Newby

Production date
2009
Medium
bricks, mortar, plants
Size (h x w)
80 x 70 x 234 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2009
Accession no
C2009/1/38/1
You make loving fun

Kate Newby

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Pietra Dura Table with Parakeet and Other Birds, Trees, Flowers and Butterfly
Pietra Dura Table with Parakeet and Other Birds, Trees, Flowers and Butterfly

Unknown artist

Production date
late 18th century-early 19th century
Medium
inlaid marble top with decorative brasswork on sides and legs
Size (h x w)
775 x 1350 x 810 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Norman B Spencer, 1967
Accession no
1967/19/17
Pietra Dura Table with Parakeet and Other Birds, Trees, Flowers and Butterfly

Unknown artist

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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
Study For Waitara

Gordon Walters

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Konjansiam Pagoda
Konjansiam Pagoda

Francis Place Unknown artist

Production date
1664
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
190 x 174 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/3/128
Konjansiam Pagoda

Francis Place Unknown artist

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Still Life: Orchids and Leaves
Still Life: Orchids and Leaves

Rita Angus

Production date
1949
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
360 x 255 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979
Accession no
1979/33
Still Life: Orchids and Leaves

Rita Angus

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Berries and Laurel
Berries and Laurel

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
circa 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
828 x 955 x 100 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the William James Jobson Trust, 1982
Accession no
1982/46/2
Berries and Laurel

Frances Hodgkins

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Yellow
Yellow

Louise Weaver

Production date
1997
Medium
angora
Size (h x w)
300 x 130 x 130 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1998
Accession no
C1998/1/1
Yellow

Louise Weaver

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Uff dem anger II (Shopkeeper Give me colour II)
Uff dem anger II (Shopkeeper Give me colour 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
1966/25/7
Uff dem anger II (Shopkeeper Give me colour II)

Helmut Grieshaber

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The Plant Becomes a Fan
The Plant Becomes a Fan

Jim Dine

Production date
1974
Medium
cast aluminium
Size (h x w)
730 x 360 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1977
Accession no
1977/5/1-5
The Plant Becomes a Fan

Jim Dine

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Volvox Minor
Volvox Minor

Fiona MacDonald

Production date
1993
Medium
collage, off-set lithograph
Size (h x w)
340 x 230 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1995
Accession no
1994/30/2
Volvox Minor

Fiona MacDonald

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Red Berries
Red Berries

Philip Trusttum

Production date
1973
Medium
oil on paper
Size (h x w)
245 x 170 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
C1994/1/120
Red Berries

Philip Trusttum

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Stick insect
Stick insect

Peter Peryer

Production date
1992
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
455 x 298 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/2/3
Stick insect

Peter Peryer

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Waterlilies and dragonfly
Waterlilies and dragonfly

Agnes Parker

Production date
1911-1980
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
106 x 120 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/286
Waterlilies and dragonfly

Agnes Parker

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Desert Roses
Desert Roses

Eva Watson

Production date
circa 1925
Medium
colour woodcut
Size (h x w)
243 x 240 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/113
Desert Roses

Eva Watson

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Foliage in China
Foliage in China

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
circa 1932
Medium
pencil
Size (h x w)
533 x 406 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/21
Foliage in China

Frances Hodgkins

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Clematis flowers and ferns
Clematis flowers and ferns

Trevor Lloyd

Production date
circa 1920s
Medium
soft ground etching
Size (h x w)
162 x 117 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973
Accession no
1973/7/32
Clematis flowers and ferns

Trevor Lloyd

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There's no accounting for taste
There's no accounting for taste

Judy Darragh

Production date
1992
Medium
plastic flowers and plastic lettering on board
Size (h x w)
1050 x 2500 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, 2002
Accession no
C2002/1/7
There's no accounting for taste

Judy Darragh

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Tomatoes
Tomatoes

Olivia Spencer Bower

Production date
circa 1955
Medium
pencil, watercolour
Size (h x w)
762 x 655 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/3/2
Tomatoes

Olivia Spencer Bower

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Tropical Creepers
Tropical Creepers

Mario Prassinos

Production date
Unknown
Medium
etching, aquatint
Size (h x w)
606 x 425 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1962
Accession no
1962/21/2
Tropical Creepers

Mario Prassinos

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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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Portrait of a Woman as Flora
Portrait of a Woman as Flora

Studio of Alexander Roslin

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Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
813 x 647 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Moss Davis, 1932
Accession no
1932/6/1
Portrait of a Woman as Flora

Studio of Alexander Roslin

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Tulips
Tulips

Erich Heckel

Production date
1953
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
534 x 393 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/27
Tulips

Erich Heckel

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Tobacco
Tobacco

May Smith

Production date
1951
Medium
oil on millboard
Size (h x w)
542 x 450 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1951
Accession no
1951/3
Tobacco

May Smith

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Dahlia
Dahlia

Rita Angus

Production date
circa 1953
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
340 x 205 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Colin McCahon, 1966
Accession no
1966/16/3
Dahlia

Rita Angus

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Ornaments
Ornaments

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
1942
Medium
gouache
Size (h x w)
565 x 384 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
Accession no
1956/28
Ornaments

Frances Hodgkins

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Irises, Japan
Irises, Japan

Ernst Haas

Production date
1984
Medium
dye transfer print
Size (h x w)
337 x 491 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Hallmark Cards, 1987
Accession no
1987/42/11
Irises, Japan

Ernst Haas

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Chlora
Chlora

Yvonne Todd

Production date
2001
Medium
LED print
Size (h x w)
990 x 835 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2002
Accession no
C2002/1/19
Chlora

Yvonne Todd

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Hinau – Elaeocarnus dentatus
Hinau – Elaeocarnus dentatus

Fanny Osborne

Production date
late 19th century-early 20th century
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
285 x 229 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015
Accession no
M2015/24/10
Hinau – Elaeocarnus dentatus

Fanny Osborne

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Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea
Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea

Fanny Osborne

Production date
late 19th century-early 20th century
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
230 x 279 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015
Accession no
M2015/24/11
Houhere or lacebark – Hoheria populnea

Fanny Osborne

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Puarangi or starry hibiscus – Hibiscus trionum
Puarangi or starry hibiscus – Hibiscus trionum

Fanny Osborne

Production date
late 19th century-early 20th century
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
272 x 288 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015
Accession no
M2015/24/12
Puarangi or starry hibiscus – Hibiscus trionum

Fanny Osborne

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Titoki – Alectryon excelsus
Titoki – Alectryon excelsus

Fanny Osborne

Production date
late 19th century-early 20th century
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
286 x 233 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015
Accession no
M2015/24/18
Titoki – Alectryon excelsus

Fanny Osborne

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Tātarāmoa or bush lawyer – Rubus. cissoides
Tātarāmoa or bush lawyer – Rubus. cissoides

Fanny Osborne

Production date
late 19th century-early 20th century
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
240 x 285 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Mrs S M M Nicol, 2015
Accession no
M2015/24/20
Tātarāmoa or bush lawyer – Rubus. cissoides

Fanny Osborne

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Theralar
Theralar

Nicola Farquhar

Production date
2016
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1350 x 1000 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2016
Accession no
2016/35
Theralar

Nicola Farquhar

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Transformations 4 - Flower
Transformations 4 - Flower

Joanna Margaret Paul

Production date
1984
Medium
pencil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
457 x 608 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985
Accession no
1985/19/4
Transformations 4 - Flower

Joanna Margaret Paul

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Beer Garden Wall, Wellington (detail)
Beer Garden Wall, Wellington (detail)

John B Turner

Production date
1968
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
362 x 247 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1975
Accession no
1975/49/5
Beer Garden Wall, Wellington (detail)

John B Turner

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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
John Weeks Archive
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Women's Art Exhibition Posters
Women's Art Exhibition Posters
Production date
1979-1990
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Juliet Batten, 2008
Accession no
RC2008/4
Women's Art Exhibition Posters

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