Treasured Art 2016 · colourful dabbing brushwork symbolic of Aboriginal art. ... Lynne has been...

Treasured Art 2016Auction and Exhibition Catalogue

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Te Ao HurihuriJessica Collins

LOT 1 - $Auction

Size 22cm x 22cm

Medium White acrylic pen on canvas paper

Jessica is a past Project K student which is one of the programmes run by FYD (Foundation for Youth Development). FYD also runs the Kiwi Can programme which Treasured Art funds go towards. This piece represents the way that Aotearoa has changed and continues to change and was inspired by the way that FYD helped Jessica get through changes in her life.

NudeGraham Crow

LOT 2 - $Auction

Size 74 cm x 62 cm

Medium Acrylic

Graham is a well known professional Tauranga artist. His current style is described as formal non objective abstract, however this piece, a beautifully painted nude study painted in 1997 shows Graham’s talent and ability to paint in a more formal yet expressive style.

Piwakawaka and ClematisAnna Palmer

LOT 3 - $Auction

Size 38cm x 56cm

Medium Conte pastel on paper

Anna has been a professional artist since 1989 and lives near Warkworth north of Auckland. She draws primarily in conte pastel onto black paper and uses strong colour to create energy and form. Her subject is often inspired from our bush and coastal scenes.

The CollectionPaula McNeill

LOT 4 - $Auction

Size 40cm x 30cm

Medium Mixed Media, collected items

Paula lives near Tairua in the beautiful Coromandel. She specialises in abstract works and takes inspiration from the unique Coromandel landscape to create her colourful works. This piece however is simply a collection of interesting found objects.

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Lake Te AnauRoss Lee

LOT 5 - $Auction

Size 51cm x 92 cm

Medium Oil on stretch canvas

Ross is a professional landscape artist based in the Bay of Plenty. His realistic paintings capture the beauty of nature and the peace and tranquility of the particular setting. His ability to capture the light and majestic feel of powerful skies and looming mountains helps to create the illusion of actually being there.

Wombat DreamingDenis Ebatarinja

LOT 6 - $Auction

Size 66 cm x 72 cm

Medium Oil on canvas

Denis Ebatarinja now in his 80’s is an Aboriginal artist from the Northern Territory. This work from the 1980’s captures the very important spiritual and physical connection between animals and the land that Aboriginals believe exists and also features the traditional colourful dabbing brushwork symbolic of Aboriginal art. As well as paintings he is known for his earthenware pieces one of which is held by the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

The Language of Paint ... RedCarole Shepheard

LOT 7 - $Auction

Size 32 cm x 32 cm

Medium Acrylic

Dr Carole Shepheard is a retired Professor of Fine Arts at Elam School of Fine Arts. She is also a holder of an ONZM for her contribution to visual arts as an artist, educator and writer. She currently lives and works in Kawhia. She is a multi media artist whose work is held in national and international collections. This piece in acrylic paint also uses dried acrylic skinned paint to give it texture and depth. It is one of a series of three all in different bold colours.

Small European OilUnknown

LOT 8 - $Auction

Size 36 cm x 28 cm

Medium Oil

Although signed the artist of this late 19th century oil is unknown. The oil landscape painted in the classical style is of a bridge over the river Po in northern Italy. The piece was given as a gift to the late George Harrison, founder of Tauranga’s iconic Harrisons Gallery by the late Greg Whitecliffe, co founder of The Whitecliffe College of Art & Design in Auckland.

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Under The TreesJohn Towers

LOT 9 - $Auction

Size 25cm x 51cm

Medium Acrylic

John is a realist painter who resides in Mt Maunganui. Also a keen photographer, John’s paintings are all generated from his own images. His works are predominantly coastal scenes from around Tauranga and Mt Maunganui but he also paints other subjects as inspired.

Light up my lifeLynne Brown

LOT 10 - $Auction

Size 39cm x 36cm

Medium Acrylic on board framed

Lynne has been painting for a number of years enjoying the spontaneity of acrylic on canvas. She uses a layered transparent paint technique to build up and develop her abstract style. She enjoys landscape, combining the recognisable with the imaginary. This piece depicting autumn trees uses her technique of layering to achieve depth as well as featuring gold leaf.

GE Mandala MiniFiona Kerr Gedson

LOT 11 - $Auction

Size 32 cm x 32 cm

Medium Pheasant and peacock feathers

Fiona lives and works from her home studio near Opotiki and is a celebrated and respected member of the New Zealand art scene. Her work includes intricate weaving and collages using feathers in a fusion of Maori weaving styles and European materials. These are then elegantly displayed behind glass in their own frame. She exhibits nationally as well as internationally and has won numerous awards.

Historic Wharf Street 1914Raymond Jennings

LOT 12 - $Auction

Size 78 cm x 135 cm

Medium Pencil with UV varnish-wash on canvas

Raymond is an Auckland based artist who is known for his colourful oil paintings, pen and ink drawings and sculpture. This pen and ink work depicting Wharf St in Tauranga in 1914 is one of a series of large works that aims to lift the past into our present. Historic scenes like this are often only seen as small photographs in books rather than as large works like this piece.

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Two CupsJulia Blackler

LOT 13 - $Auction

Size 50cm x 50cm

Medium Oil

Julia has been painting for over 25 years and is self taught. She has worked in various areas including stained glass, porcelain, spinning and wool dying. More recently she has been concentrating on painting as well as watercolour and pastel and has a varied style including contemporary and impressionistic. She has a particular interest in still life featuring unusual objects.

MolesworthBen Reid

LOT 14 - $Auction

Size 55 cm x 76 cm

Medium Watercolour wash & graphite

Ben is a mixed media artist and printmaker who lives in Hanmer Springs. His mixed media works are based on studies of historic buildings from around New Zealand that are of interest to him. Inspiration for his prints come from the fragile relationship that New Zealanders have with their natural environment and features endangered animals and birds.

Te Pakanga o KokowaiDuane Moyle

LOT 15 - $Auction

Size 68 cm x 95 cm

Medium Oil on board

Duane is a local part time artist with a keen interest in local early Tauranga history. This piece is based on the war between Ngati Ranginui of Mauao and Ngai Te Rangi of Maketu which occurred circa 1700. The painting is looking up at Mauao from the base with an overlaying tukutuku structure based on the Kaokao pattern which is thought to represent the arms and torso of warriors in the action of a haka.

Black Caps 2015 Signed Bat

LOT 16 - $Auction

Size 80 cm x 100 cm

Medium

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The Lap of the GodsDuane Moyle

ITEM 17 - $900.00

Size 31cm x 42cm

Medium Oil on board

Piha SouthDuane Moyle

ITEM 18 - $1,800.00

Size 65cm x 90cm

Medium Oil on canvas

Dagg Sound from Crooked Arm, Doubtful Sound Wayne Vickers

ITEM 19 - $3,500.00

Size 61cm x 91cm

Medium Oils on linen

Wayne’s interest in art began at high school. Now a full time artist, his passion for the conservation and nurturing of our environment is translated onto his canvasses.

Rocky StreamJohn Towers

ITEM 20 - $1,600.00

Size 61cm x 91cm

Medium Acrylic

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Scene at Pilot BayJohn Towers

ITEM 21 - $520.00

Size 30cm x 60cm

Medium Acrylic

Sea PlaneJohn Towers

ITEM 22 - $480.00

Size 41cm x 51cm

Medium Acrylic

SundownJohn Towers

ITEM 23 - $580.00

Size 53cm x 55cm

Medium Acrylic

DuckGraham Bell

ITEM 24 - $300.00

Size 42cm x 34cm

Medium Acrylic

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Southern LandscapeAlice Blackley

ITEM 25 - $1,500.00

Size 101cm x 152cm

Medium Oil

From the artist: This work is based from a solo “Art Walk” that I did in the summer of 1999 from Queenstown to Timaru. I painted as I journeyed through the high country, camping out or staying in huts and avoiding roads and people and focusing on the spectacular scenery. I was confronted by this extraordinary landscape one day and painted it from memory and a photograph years later (2006/7).

TrackRob McGregor

ITEM 26 - $790.00

Size 35.5cm x 71cm

Medium Acrylic on canvas

Rob is a full time artist who lives at Mt Maunganui. His works are known for their strong vibrant colours.

ViolinistRob McGregor

ITEM 27 - $990.00

Size 76cm x 51cm


SurferRob McGregor

ITEM 28 - $750.00

Size 61cm x 30.5cm


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Bad Hair DaySuzanne Smith

ITEM 29 - $300.00

Size 42cm x 35cm

Medium Graphite, fabric, stitching

Gone but not forgottenSuzanne Smith

ITEM 30 - $300.00

Size 46cm x 35cm

Medium Acrylic

Going Through the MotionsSuzanne Smith

ITEM 31 - $200.00

Size 51cm x 76cm

Medium Acrylic

Glorious ChaosLynne Brown

ITEM 32 - $1,600.00

Size 54.5cm x 95cm

Medium Acrylic on canvas framed

A semi abstract floral painting, celebrating the riotous colour of gardens

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Fruit Bowl WatercolourLesley Stevenson

ITEM 33 - $200.00

Size 42cm x 40cm

Medium Watercolour

The Language of Paint ... GreenCarole Shepheard

ITEM 34 - $850.00

Size 32cm x 32cm

Medium Acrylic

The Language of Paint ... YellowCarole Shepheard

ITEM 35 - $850.00

Size 32cm x 32cm

Medium Acrylic

Future EatingBen Reid

ITEM 36 - $1,750.00

Size 54cm x 70.5cm

Medium Intaglio & relief print

A ten-part edition, this is edition number three. Made in 2012 after a trip to Campbell Island, a sub Antarctic island south of Stewart Island.

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Playing GodBen Reid

ITEM 37 - $1,300.00

Size 54cm x 39.5cm

Medium Intaglio & relief print

Australian PastoralNoeline Grant

ITEM 38 - $100.00

Size 42cm x 35cm

Medium Oil

Oriental Abstract LandscapeUnknown

ITEM 39 - $350.00

Size 94cm x 70cm

Medium Unknown

Sunburst OtagoRoss Lee

ITEM 40 - $3,000.00

Size 61cm x 122cm

Medium Oils on stretch canvas

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Bowen Falls Milford SoundRoss Lee

ITEM 41 - $2,300.00

Size 51cm x 120cm

Medium Oils on stretch canvas

The Pruner Mary Hayward

ITEM 42 - $1,000.00

Size 76cm x 91cm

Medium Acrylic

Last piece of a series based on Central Otago and the vineyards.

JourneyJulia Blackler

ITEM 43 - $550.00

Size 76cm x 100cm

Medium Acrylic

Red PearsJulia Blackler

ITEM 44 - $500.00

Size 74cm x 60cm

Medium Pastel

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MusicianSophia Turol

ITEM 45 - $150.00

Size 25cm x 20cm

Medium Pen and ink

Born in Poland in 1927, Sophia came to New Zealand in 1944 with her younger brother along with 731 other Polish orphans. She had a love of painting from a young age and continued to paint and draw right up until her death last year.

Free as a birdSophia Turol

ITEM 46 - $150.00

Size 25cm x 20cm

Medium Pen and ink

Nesting Sophia Turol

ITEM 47 - $150.00

Size 25cm x 20cm

Medium Pen and ink

Lady in Red DressIain Macleod

ITEM 48 - $600.00

Size 62cm x 91cm

Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas

Iain is originally from Tauranga but now based in Spain.

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MountainIain Macleod

ITEM 49 - $600.00

Size 24cm x 76cm


Spanish AngelIain Macleod

ITEM 50 - $700.00

Size 62cm x 91cm


VolcanicDebbi Thyne

ITEM 51 - $850.00

Size 75cm x 75cm

Medium Acrylic

The artist produced this work in 2015 as an invited exhibitor in a Rotorua Lakes Council Galleria exhibition featuring works that reflected the local geographical/cultural environment

RecursiveDebbi Thyne

ITEM 52 - $1,200.00

Size 75cm x 75cm

Medium Acrylic & glitter paint on canvas

Recursive refers to the way that we contribute to the constitution of culture, while we are inextricably constituent of culture itself, akin to the infinite loops of this painting

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AhoDebbi Thyne

ITEM 53 - $800.00

Size 120cm x 90cm

Medium Acrylic & screenprint on canvas

Aho are interwoven threads. They refer to the collective strength of diversity, suggesting unity in tension. I have juxtaposed the mechanical sureness of my aho motif with gestural, discordant colour across a grid that contains and releases painterly control. The grid itself comprises aho, modernist and cultural threads that converge in paint.

Surf Doreen McNeill

ITEM 54 - $800.00

Size 42cm x 95cm

Medium Acrylic

Doreen is an established abstract painter who lives in Tauranga. In 2014 she won both the Miles Art Award and the Molly Morpeth Award.

Moving onDoreen McNeill

ITEM 55 - $950.00

Size 46cm x 92cm

Medium Acrylic

DescendingDoreen McNeill

ITEM 56 - $950.00

Size 61cm x 61cm

Medium Acrylic

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Summer TreasureWendy Goodwin

ITEM 57 - $4,000.00

Size 76cm x 76cm


Painted after a summer holiday at Hahei and continuing Wendy’s love affair with the gorgeous Pohutukawa.

Go LightlyBryce Brown

ITEM 58 - $1,800.00

Size 90cm x 50cm


Girl at a tableBryce Brown

ITEM 59 - $1,400.00

Size 80cm x 60cm


A bit of chatBryce Brown

ITEM 60 - $1,400.00

Size 48cm x 64cm


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ZebrasAnn Wilson

ITEM 61 - $75.00

Size 20cm x 20cm


DucklingsAnn Wilson

ITEM 62 - $150.00

Size 26cm x 51cm


Blue PoppyAnn Wilson

ITEM 63 - $100.00

Size 26cm x 36cm


CamelliaAnn Wilson

ITEM 64 - $100.00

Size 40cm x 30cm


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Peacock TriptychAnn Wilson

ITEM 65 - $350.00

Size 41cm x 60cm


Morvan Ferry Landing RuinsJohn Crump

ITEM 66 - $850.00

Size 55cm x 80cm

Medium Oil

A well known New Zealand landscape impressionist painter who lives in Glenorchy. He has been painting for 30yrs and his known for his South Island scenes and his still lifes.

The JettyJohn Holmes

ITEM 67 - $400.00

Size 50cm x 65cm

Medium Oil

Waitakare Native BushNorman Millar

ITEM 68 - $150.00

Size 30cm x 60cm

Medium Acrylic

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ChalkridgeKathleen Caddick

ITEM 69 - $350.00

Size 55cm x 55cm

Medium Etching & Aquatint

Born in Liverpool in 1937, Kathleen spent most of her childhood in Buckinghamshire where the Beechwoods and views of the Chiltern Hills have inspired her love of landscape and trees.

Twisted TreesRenee Benner

ITEM 70 - $450.00

Size 60cm x 85cm

Medium Oil

A prolific artist who lived in Te Puke. In 1967 Renee had a piece chosen for the prestigious Kelliher Exhibition in Wellington. She died in 2013.

Beech Forest Dart ValleyJohn Rundle

ITEM 71 - $400.00

Size 45cm x 55cm

Medium Oil

Foundation member of Watercolour New Zealand and elected member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, he died in 2014.

Old Dee Bridge, ChesterPeter Grahame

ITEM 72 - $150.00

Size 27cm x 34cm

Medium Etching

Peter Grahame 1836-1921 was a very talented Scottish artist who along with etchings produced landscapes in oils

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Sibford ManorPeter Grahame

ITEM 73 - $150.00

Size 31cm x 37cm

Medium Etching

Glasgow UniversityR F King

ITEM 74 - $150.00

Size 42cm x 29cm

Medium Etching

Active in the late 19th and early 20th century. This is one of a limited edition of 100 artist proofs

Shakespeare’s ChurchErnest E Abbot

ITEM 75 - $185.00

Size 36cm x 41cm

Medium Watercolour on paper

One of 50 original signed artist proofs

Open WindowVal Tubman

ITEM 76 - $550.00

Size 51cm x 76cm


Waihi Artist

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UntitledMabel Grigg

ITEM 77 - $650.00

Size 52cm x 45cm

Medium Watercolour on paper

Born in South Australia in 1885 Mabel was one of a number of early women artists in Adelaide who today have been largely overlooked. From 1930 to 1946 she taught at the Ballarat Art School. She died in Adelaide in 1969.

In the Light of PonsonbyRaymond Jennings

ITEM 78 - $2,300.00

Size 67cm x 117cm

Medium Oils on canvas

The view is from the second storey of a house on John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland (one of the group of two storeyed houses called the six sisters) looking in the direction of Three Lamps, Ponsonby, Auckland

Studio di Nude No.2Pietro Annigoni

ITEM 79 - $250.00

Size 70cm x 51cm

Medium Print

Pietro Annigoni was a specialist portrait artist who become famous for his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 1956 which now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

What’s Next?Paula McNeill

ITEM 80 - $850.00

Size 45cm x 55cm

Medium Mixed Media

Painting based on reading poems to each other and what was coming next.

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The Young ExecutivesPaula McNeill

ITEM 81 - $950.00

Size 70cm x 45cm

Medium Mixed Media

Modern young executives and attitudes

Illuminated “S”Ray Crafts

ITEM 82 - $75.00

Size 45cm x 45cm

Medium Gouache with gold leaf

From an Antiphonal

Celtic Ornamental DesignRay Crafts

ITEM 83 - $75.00

Size 48cm x 37cm

Medium Gouache with brass and copper powder

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