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History Sees Division
History Sees Division

History Sees Division

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In Shifting Light
In Shifting Light

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In Shifting Light

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Honoré Daumier: Mirror to the World
Honoré Daumier: Mirror to the World

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Honoré Daumier: Mirror to the World

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British and French Modernism
British and French Modernism

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British and French Modernism

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Ann Shelton: Dark Matter
Ann Shelton: Dark Matter

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Ann Shelton: Dark Matter

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Te Haerenga | The Passage
Te Haerenga | The Passage

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Te Haerenga | The Passage

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs
Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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Yuki Kihara and John Pule
Yuki Kihara and John Pule

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Yuki Kihara and John Pule

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The Walters Prize 2006
The Walters Prize 2006

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The Walters Prize 2006

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The Body Reborn
The Body Reborn

The Body Reborn

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The Walters Prize 2014
The Walters Prize 2014

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The Walters Prize 2014

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The Walters Prize 2016
The Walters Prize 2016

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The Walters Prize 2016

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Mystic Truths
Mystic Truths

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Mystic Truths

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Writers on Film: Virago Press
Writers on Film: Virago Press

10.15am

$12.50 – $25 Book now

This 2016 social history made by the BBC charts the story of groundbreaking feminist publishing house Virago Press which in 1973, in the days when publishing was a gentleman’s club, launched to publish new and neglected work by women writers who wanted to change the world.

Writers on Film: Virago Press

10.15am

$12.50 – $25 Book now

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The stories we tell...
The stories we tell...

12–1pm

FREE

Join Principal Oral History Advisor Sue Berman to learn about the Auckland Stories archive and hear "The stories we tell...".

The stories we tell...

12–1pm

FREE

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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art | Opening Weekend
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art | Opening Weekend

Sat 5 Dec 11am—9pm, Sun 6 Dec 10am—5pm

FREE

Gather friends and whānau to celebrate with us at the opening of the largest exhibition in the Gallery's 132-year history. 

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art | Opening Weekend

Sat 5 Dec 11am—9pm, Sun 6 Dec 10am—5pm

FREE

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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

Free – registrations required Book now

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.

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James Dooley: Alexia Foundation
James Dooley: Alexia Foundation

4pm

Free

A unique session with special Festival guest speaker, James Dooley, Executive Administrator for the Alexia Foundation.  

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Written on the Wall: Latin American Street Storytellers from Muralismo to Graffiti
Written on the Wall: Latin American Street Storytellers from Muralismo to Graffi...

1pm

Free

Director of the New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies at The University of Auckland, Dr Walescka Pino-Ojeda presents a lecture 'Written on the Wall: Latin American Street Storytellers from Muralismo to Graffiti'.

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

4pm

Free

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

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After hours talk: The Legendary Lee Miller by Antony Penrose
After hours talk: The Legendary Lee Miller by Antony Penrose

6.30pm

Members $15, General Admission $22.50

Enjoy an after hours lecture about the life and work of American photographer Lee Miller, delivered by her son Antony Penrose.

After hours talk: The Legendary Lee Miller by Antony Penrose

6.30pm

Members $15, General Admission $22.50

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

6pm

CANCELLED

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

The air is a material (2016)

6pm

CANCELLED

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The Corsini Collection: Continuing Education Lecture Series
The Corsini Collection: Continuing Education Lecture Series

11am –1pm

$150 Members, $190 non-Members Book now

Join Auckland Art Gallery Senior Curator Mary Kisler for a three-part course exploring Florentine life through Renaissance and Baroque artworks in The Corsini Collection.

The Corsini Collection: Continuing Education Lecture Series

11am –1pm

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Alexia Foundation presentation
Alexia Foundation presentation

12pm

Free

This will be a digital projection of the Alexia Foundation grant winners and the stories they have brought to life.

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After hours talk: Sacha Craddock
After hours talk: Sacha Craddock

6pm

Free

London-based art critic and curator Sacha Craddock asks how can critical writing continue to further an understanding and appreciation of contemporary art?

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German documentary films
German documentary films

12pm

Free

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

German documentary films

12pm

Free

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Kahlo & Rivera: Mexican Modernism - A Curator’s Talk
Kahlo & Rivera: Mexican Modernism - A Curator’s Talk

3–3.30pm

Free - bookings essential | Exhibition admission additional Book now

Kahlo & Rivera: Mexican Modernism - A Curator’s Talk

3–3.30pm

Free - bookings essential | Exhibition admission additional Book now

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Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium
Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium

9.30am — 7pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

 

Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium

9.30am — 7pm

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Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order
Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order

6—7pm

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

When Eugen Sandow, the father of modern bodybuilding, toured New Zealand in the summer of 1902-03, his aim was to reshape the nation. Long before the likes of Charles Atlas peddled mail order muscle programmes, the Sandow System was embraced by men throughout New Zealand. Eager to flex and pose and dream of a new male order, these men joined local gyms, entered bodybuilding contests, and even strutted their stuff in local beauty competitions. In this lecture, Dr Caroline Daley reveals the bodies of early twentieth century men and questions whether our fixation with rugby players, farmers and soldiers means we’re missing the pleasure that comes from gazing upon the world’s most perfectly developed man and his local acolytes.

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

Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order

6—7pm

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

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SOLD OUT| Lecture series: How Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism thrived
SOLD OUT| Lecture series: How Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism thrived

10am—2.30pm

Members $73, Students $48, Non-members $150 (includes a membership) + booking fees

The series of talks explores the cultural and artistic foundations of modern art in Mexico and provides context to the phenomenon of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and their artistic circle. Hear from New Zealand-based Mexican academics, along with a leading expert on expatriatism, and deepen your appreciation of the political and artistic environment in post-Revolution Mexico.

SOLD OUT| Lecture series: How Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism thrived

10am—2.30pm

Members $73, Students $48, Non-members $150 (includes a membership) + booking fees

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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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Persecution To The Grave
Persecution To The Grave

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and wash
Size (h x w)
162 x 231 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Wallace Alexander, 1940
Accession no
1940/4/2
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AK79
AK79

Ava Seymour

Production date
2004
Medium
digital colour print
Size (h x w)
815 x 2390 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2008
Accession no
2008/10/1
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The story of Niobe [5]
The story of Niobe [5]

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi

Production date
circa 1658
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
259 x 395 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Peter Tomory Collection, purchased 2004
Accession no
2004/30/94
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Composite Scene: The Crucifixion, Saint George and the Dragon, etc
Composite Scene: The Crucifixion, Saint George and the Dragon, etc

Virgil Solis

Production date
mid 16th century
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
54 x 161 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M1885/88
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Rest On The Journey
Rest On The Journey

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and ink and grey wash
Size (h x w)
135 x 170 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/121
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The Portrait Painter's Shew Room
The Portrait Painter's Shew Room

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1802
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
151 x 237 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/126
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A Vignette
A Vignette

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
44 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/120
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Soldiers Crossing A River
Soldiers Crossing A River

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
67 x 95 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/116
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Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro. (Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One After the Other by a Single Bull).
Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro. (Two Teams of Pi...

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

Production date
circa 1816
Medium
etching and aquatint
Size (h x w)
244 x 352 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1959
Accession no
1959/16/3
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Southwark Fair
Southwark Fair

William Hogarth

Production date
1734
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
346 x 451 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990
Accession no
1990/27
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Gathering at Fireplace
Gathering at Fireplace

Cornelis Bega

Production date
mid 17th century
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
75 x 60 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/3/12
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In Search of Vanished Blood
In Search of Vanished Blood

Nalini Malani

Production date
2012
Medium
single channel digital video, 16:9, colour, sound
Size (h x w)
11min
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of an anonymous donor, 2014
Accession no
2014/11
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The Fruit Seller
The Fruit Seller

William Strang

Production date
1883
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
203 x 151 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/244
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The Wedding Breakfast
The Wedding Breakfast

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
111 x 188 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/104
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The Surgeon (Der Chirurg)
The Surgeon (Der Chirurg)

Lucas van Leyden

Production date
1524
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
115 x 72 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1954
Accession no
1954/25/1
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A Vignette
A Vignette

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
61 x 40 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/119
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Doctors and Patient
Doctors and Patient

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
114 x 179 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/103
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Lifting my mother for as long as I can (2008)
Lifting my mother for as long as I can (2008)

Campbell Patterson

Production date
2008
Medium
single channel video, standard definition (SD), 4:3, colour, stereo sound, 19” LCD monitor
Size (h x w)
2min 7sec
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Chartwell Collection, purchased 2011
Accession no
2011/24/3
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Blind-Man's-Buff
Blind-Man's-Buff

Walter Duncan

Production date
1880
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
422 x 854 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/20
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The landing of Saint Margaret
The landing of Saint Margaret

Alexander Runciman John Runciman

Production date
1759-1785
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
219 x 185 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M1885/16/10
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Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament
Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament

Andrew Carrick Gow

Production date
1907
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1248 x 940 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Frame sponsored by John Gow family.
Accession no
M1921/1/1
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At the Inn
At the Inn

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
135 x 120 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/125
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Auckland Eviction 3
Auckland Eviction 3

E C Lackland

Production date
13 Oct 1931
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
155 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/3/3
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Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral

Kenzo Takekoshi

Production date
1917
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
391 x 255 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jennifer Alliss, 2007
Accession no
2007/7
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Auckland Eviction 1
Auckland Eviction 1

E C Lackland

Production date
12 Oct 1931
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
155 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/3/1
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A Ball Held by King Louis XIV
A Ball Held by King Louis XIV

Charles Cochin I Charles Cochin II

Production date
1745
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
736 x 527 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1976
Accession no
1976/23/1
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Thomas Vireloque
Thomas Vireloque

Paul Gavarni

Production date
1854
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
274 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979
Accession no
1979/45/2
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Whoever Talks
Whoever Talks

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
120 x 76 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/109
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In Good Faith
In Good Faith

George Du Maurier

Production date
1894
Medium
pen and ink
Size (h x w)
161 x 140 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Trustees of the Estate of Mr George Du Maurier, 1934
Accession no
1934/6/1
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Auckland Eviction 2
Auckland Eviction 2

E C Lackland

Production date
13 Oct 1931
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
155 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/3/2
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Chairing the Members
Chairing the Members

William Hogarth Francois Aveline II

Production date
1758
Medium
engraving
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/355
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Je veux laisser un monument impérissable de notre visite à cette falaise ... j'ajouterai aussi votre nom, Adélaïde, le respect que je professe pour le beau sexe m'en fait un devoir. [I want to leave an imperishable monument of our visit to this cliff ... I will also add your name, Adelaïde, as a proof of my esteem for the fair sex.]
Je veux laisser un monument impérissable de notre visite à cette falaise ... j'a...

Honoré Daumier

Production date
09 Oct 1854
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
207 x 271 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/11/2
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Arrival of the Bride
Arrival of the Bride

Studio of Swain Francis Walker

Production date
19th century
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
144 x 227 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the relatives of Mr T V Gulliver, 1939
Accession no
1939/4/165
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Spanish Noblewoman
Spanish Noblewoman

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1649
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
92 x 58 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M1885/21/1/10
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Square Napoleon
Square Napoleon

Honoré Daumier

Production date
1871
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
218 x 179 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/50/6
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Harvey Benge Photobooks
Harvey Benge Photobooks
Production date
1993-2020
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/2
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Marti Friedlander Archive
Marti Friedlander Archive
Production date
1955-2017
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust, 2002
Accession no
RC2007/11

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