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Romancing the Collection
Romancing the Collection

FREE

Romancing the Collection

FREE

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California Design, 1930–1965: Living in a Modern Way
California Design, 1930–1965: Living in a Modern Way

$9 - $15, under 12s FREE

California Design, 1930–1965: Living in a Modern Way

$9 - $15, under 12s FREE

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Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder
Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder

FREE

Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder

FREE

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Painting Nature
Painting Nature

Free entry

Painting Nature

Free entry

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All That Was Solid Melts
All That Was Solid Melts

FREE

All That Was Solid Melts

FREE

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Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib

$5 - $7

Wolfgang Laib

$5 - $7

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Travels with Mr Hollar
Travels with Mr Hollar

Free entry

Travels with Mr Hollar

Free entry

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Intimate Portraits
Intimate Portraits

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Intimate Portraits

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British and French Modernism
British and French Modernism

Free entry

British and French Modernism

Free entry

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FLAUNT: Art/Fashion/Culture
FLAUNT: Art/Fashion/Culture

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

FLAUNT: Art/Fashion/Culture

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

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

Free entry

Fragile Beauty: Historic Japanese Graphic Art

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BWB Winter Talk Series: The e-Tangata Storytellers
BWB Winter Talk Series: The e-Tangata Storytellers

3pm

Free

The online Sunday magazine e-Tangata tells Māori and Pasifika stories about people and issues of significance to all New Zealanders. The storytellers you’ll meet are Tapu Misa, Dale Husband, Moana Maniapoto, Māmari Stephens and Stacey Morrison. They’ll talk a little about e-Tangata and what they are working to achieve; and they are keen to hear what you would like to read in the future.

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BWB Winter Talk Series: The Politics of Womanhood
BWB Winter Talk Series: The Politics of Womanhood

3pm

Free

Kate Hannah chairs a lively discussion about women’s lives today with Holly Walker and Barbara Brookes.

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BWB Winter Talk Series: He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
BWB Winter Talk Series: He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi

3pm

Free

He Whakaputanga/The Declaration of Independence, signed between 1835 and 1839, was a  powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga. It was followed in 1840 by Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 by 540 rangatira around the country. Talking with Mihingarangi Forbes, Dr Aroha Harris, Dame Claudia Orange and Morgan Godfery discuss the significance of these two New Zealand documents – and the people who signed them.

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BWB Winter Talk Series: Tuai – A Traveller in Two Worlds
BWB Winter Talk Series: Tuai – A Traveller in Two Worlds

3pm

Free

Join authors Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins in conversation with Hirini Kaa as they explore the action-packed life of Tuai, who not only travelled across the world, but across cultures.

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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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Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga
Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga

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A major new wānanga toi Māori, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga is to be held in Tāmaki Makaurau to coincide with this winter’s Matariki.

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Chingachgook, The Great Snake (1967)
Chingachgook, The Great Snake (1967)

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.

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SOLD OUT | Aidan Hart Workshops: Icon Painting
SOLD OUT | Aidan Hart Workshops: Icon Painting

9am–5pm

Members $410, Non-Members $465 Book now

Please note: This event has now sold out.

This winter, we are thrilled to be hosting internationally renowned iconographer Aidan Hart for a two-day workshop on the time-honoured practice of icon painting. After creating your own egg tempera paint, you will learn the techniques of traditional iconography and walk away with a unique piece of your own.

SOLD OUT | Aidan Hart Workshops: Icon Painting

9am–5pm

Members $410, Non-Members $465 Book now

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The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)

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.

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The Dove On The Roof (1973)
The Dove On The Roof (1973)

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.

The Dove On The Roof (1973)

12pm

Free

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Falling in love with your collection
Falling in love with your collection

2-3.30pm

FREE

Romancing the Collection is a brand new hang of some of the star works in your art collection, housed at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. It’s a chance to fall in love all over again with old favourites, or acquaint yourself with some new ones.

 

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Aidan Hart Lectures: Icons and the Numinous
Aidan Hart Lectures: Icons and the Numinous

6–8pm

Members $90, Non-Members $155, Students $50 Book now

This winter, we are thrilled to be hosting internationally renowned iconographer Aidan Hart for a two-night lecture series which explores the history of Christian Orthodox iconography and its influence on contemporary art. 

In these two lectures we will first explore the function of icons and how this affects their form, and then see how they inspired many key twentieth-century artists.

Aidan Hart Lectures: Icons and the Numinous

6–8pm

Members $90, Non-Members $155, Students $50 Book now

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Flower Workshop: Long-lasting Christmas wreath
Flower Workshop: Long-lasting Christmas wreath

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: Long-lasting Christmas wreath

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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The Photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher (2010)
The Photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher (2010)

2pm

Free

Documentary about husband and wife collaborative artist duo, Bernd and Hilla Becher. 

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Writers Festival 2019 – The Joy of Swimming: Annette Lees
Writers Festival 2019 – The Joy of Swimming: Annette Lees

11.45–12.45am

Earlybird $20, General admission $25 Book now

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

Writers Festival 2019 – The Joy of Swimming: Annette Lees

11.45–12.45am

Earlybird $20, General admission $25 Book now

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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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Fragrance Design: The Four Seasons – Winter
Fragrance Design: The Four Seasons – Winter

10.30am–12.30pm

All four workshops from $825, one workshop from $215 Book now

Inspired by the seasons, Perfume Playground introduces a series of four intimate perfume design workshops.

Fragrance Design: The Four Seasons – Winter

10.30am–12.30pm

All four workshops from $825, one workshop from $215 Book now

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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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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). 

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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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CANCELLED Flower arrangements: Pastoral Centres
CANCELLED Flower arrangements: Pastoral Centres

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

CANCELLED Flower arrangements: Pastoral Centres

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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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

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Short film programme
Short film programme

12.15pm

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.

Short film programme

12.15pm

Free

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Short film programme
Short film programme

12.15pm

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.

Short film programme

12.15pm

Free

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

11am and 1pm

Free

In conjunction with Alliance Française Auckland we are pleased to screen a compilation of short films courtesy of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films.

Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

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French Language Weekend: Children's short films
French Language Weekend: Children's short films

12pm

Free

In conjunction with Alliance Française Auckland we are pleased to screen a compilation of short films courtesy of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films.

Artworks

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Winter
Winter

John Lavery

Production date
1913
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
800 x 922 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/78
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Tau-po-Kiore: going through the gates
Tau-po-Kiore: going through the gates

Charles Spencer

Production date
Unknown
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
151 x 205 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/12/4
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Winter's mantle
Winter's mantle

George Chance

Production date
1940s?
Medium
photograph
Size (h x w)
434 x 584 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/23
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Seacoaler
Seacoaler

Christopher Killip

Production date
1987
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
405 x 505 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/29/17
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Winter's mantle
Winter's mantle

Harry Moult

Production date
circa 1922-circa 1924
Medium
carbon print
Size (h x w)
385 x 484 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/308
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Winter
Winter

Adrian Allinson

Production date
1929
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
178 x 254 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/309
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Wallsend on Tyne (snow)
Wallsend on Tyne (snow)

Christopher Killip

Production date
1987
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
406 x 508 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/29/27
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Suruga Satta kaijô (The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province)
Suruga Satta kaijô (The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province)

Andō Hiroshige

Production date
1858
Medium
woodcut - nishiki-e (full colour) technique
Size (h x w)
365 x 243 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M87
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Christchurch (Icicles)
Christchurch (Icicles)

Gavin Hipkins

Production date
1998
Medium
C-type colour photographic print
Size (h x w)
600 x 400 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Graeme Maunsell Trust, 2002
Accession no
2002/14/23
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Winter
Winter

Alice M Coats

Production date
Unknown
Medium
linocut
Size (h x w)
328 x 300 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/191
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On the Hocksetter (sic) Glacier
On the Hocksetter (sic) Glacier

Harry Moult

Production date
circa 1922-circa 1924
Medium
carbon print
Size (h x w)
487 x 379 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/313
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Iceberg Lake
Iceberg Lake

Edward Weston

Production date
1937
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
190 x 241 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978
Accession no
1978/2/3
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Saint Paul's College Rugby Sheds
Saint Paul's College Rugby Sheds

Max Oettli

Production date
1973
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
407 x 503 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Max Oettli, through the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation, 2018
Accession no
2017/12/38
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Cold Water Basins. White Terrace. 12.
Cold Water Basins. White Terrace. 12.

George Valentine

Production date
19th century
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
190 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 2019
Accession no
2019/28/9
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Fairy Bath, Okoroire
Fairy Bath, Okoroire

Josiah Martin

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver
Size (h x w)
153 x 211 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984
Accession no
1984/53/9
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Sōshū Shichiri-ga-hama (Shichiri-ga-hama [beach] in Suruga Province)
Sōshū Shichiri-ga-hama (Shichiri-ga-hama [beach] in Suruga Province)

Katsushika Hokusai

Production date
1830-1833
Medium
woodcut - nishiki-e (full colour) technique
Size (h x w)
244 x 372 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M39
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Rotomahana from Hape o' Toroa. 146
Rotomahana from Hape o' Toroa. 146

George Valentine

Production date
1886
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
190 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 2019
Accession no
2019/28/3
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(Double portrait of Maori woman in traditional dress with child slung behind)
(Double portrait of Maori woman in traditional dress with child slung behind)

Father Gerrit van Beek

Production date
1930s
Medium
photograph
Size (h x w)
300 x 253 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/240
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Mt Cook from the Hermitage
Mt Cook from the Hermitage

Harry Moult

Production date
circa 1922-circa 1924
Medium
carbon print
Size (h x w)
382 x 487 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/322
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Hot Baths. Pink Terrace. 35.
Hot Baths. Pink Terrace. 35.

George Valentine

Production date
circa 1885
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
190 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 2019
Accession no
2019/28/6
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Otira Gorge, West Coast Road
Otira Gorge, West Coast Road

Alfred Burton

Production date
circa 1898-circa 1899
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
146 x 192 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/18/74
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Mount Cook and the Tasman River
Mount Cook and the Tasman River

Harry Moult

Production date
circa 1922-circa 1924
Medium
carbon print
Size (h x w)
381 x 484 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/318
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Cormorant Cove. Looking out from waterfall
Cormorant Cove. Looking out from waterfall

Russell Duncan

Production date
circa 1905-1910
Medium
photograph (albumen print)
Size (h x w)
145 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1988
Accession no
1988/42/25
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Mount Sefton, Mount Cook
Mount Sefton, Mount Cook

Harry Moult

Production date
circa 1922-circa 1924
Medium
carbon print
Size (h x w)
487 x 386 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/314
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Winter Journey
Winter Journey

Jean Appleton

Production date
1970
Medium
serigraph
Size (h x w)
406 x 482 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr John Brackenreg, 1971
Accession no
1971/15/13
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Winter Sunshine
Winter Sunshine

Kenneth Hassall

Production date
circa 1945
Medium
colour linocut
Size (h x w)
139 x 111 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1977
Accession no
1977/58/15
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Winter Ploughing
Winter Ploughing

Flora Scales H Senior

Production date
Unknown
Medium
colour aquatint
Size (h x w)
198 x 234 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1931
Accession no
1931/8/1
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Winter: Parade Ground
Winter: Parade Ground

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1629
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
106 x 246 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/3/45
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Winter Song
Winter Song

Eric Fitch Daglish

Production date
circa 1920s-1940s
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
170 x 120 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/220
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Cottagers in Winter
Cottagers in Winter

Thomas Williamson George Morland

Production date
1806
Medium
stipple engraving and etching
Size (h x w)
476 x 590 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/293
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The Barn in Winter
The Barn in Winter

Mary Groom

Production date
Unknown
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
187 x 237 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell
Accession no
1953/2/295
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Winter, Edinburgh
Winter, Edinburgh

Francis McCracken

Production date
circa 1924
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
960 x 790 x 50 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/28
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Winter Landscape
Winter Landscape

Constant Permeke

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
835 x 988 x 77 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1963
Accession no
1963/10
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Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind
Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind

John Everett Millais

Production date
1892
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1270 x 1740 x 83 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Moss Davis, 1933
Accession no
1933/1/3
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Winter
Winter

Amie Siegel

Production date
2013
Medium
super-16mm film transferred to HD video, colour, sound
Size (h x w)
34min 3sec
Credit line
The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013
Accession no
2013/21
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Winter
Winter

Peregrine Lovell Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1647
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
182 x 128 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M2001/32/29
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E H McCormick Papers
E H McCormick Papers
Production date
1890-1991
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Linda Gill, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/4

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