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Treasured Art 2016
Auction and Exhibition Catalogue
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AUCTION ITEMS
Te Ao Hurihuri
Jessica Collins
22cm x 22cm
Size
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.
LOT 1 - $Auction
Nude
Graham Crow
74 cm x 62 cm
Size
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.
LOT 2 - $Auction
Piwakawaka and Clematis
Anna Palmer
38cm x 56cm
Size
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.
LOT 3 - $Auction
The Collection
Paula McNeill
40cm x 30cm
Size
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.
LOT 4 - $Auction
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Lake Te Anau
Ross Lee
51cm x 92 cm
Size
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.
LOT 5 - $Auction
Wombat Dreaming
Denis Ebatarinja
66 cm x 72 cm
Size
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.
LOT 6 - $Auction
The Language of Paint ... Red
Carole Shepheard
32 cm x 32 cm
Size
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.
LOT 7 - $Auction
Small European Oil
Unknown
36 cm x 28 cm
Size
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.
LOT 8 - $Auction
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Under The Trees
John Towers
25cm x 51cm
Size
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.
LOT 9 - $Auction
Light up my life
Lynne Brown
39cm x 36cm
Size
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.
LOT 10 - $Auction
GE Mandala Mini
Fiona Kerr Gedson
32 cm x 32 cm
Size
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.
LOT 11 - $Auction
Historic Wharf Street 1914
Raymond Jennings
78 cm x 135 cm
Size
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.
LOT 12 - $Auction
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Two Cups
Julia Blackler
50cm x 50cm
Size
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.
LOT 13 - $Auction
Molesworth
Ben Reid
55 cm x 76 cm
Size
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.
LOT 14 - $Auction
Te Pakanga o Kokowai
Duane Moyle
68 cm x 95 cm
Size
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.
LOT 15 - $Auction
Black Caps 2015 Signed Bat
80 cm x 100 cm
Size
Medium
LOT 16 - $Auction
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EXHIBITION ITEMS
The Lap of the Gods
Duane Moyle
31cm x 42cm
Size
Medium Oil on board
ITEM 17 - $900.00
Piha South
Duane Moyle
65cm x 90cm
Size
Medium Oil on canvas
ITEM 18 - $1,800.00
Dagg Sound from Crooked Arm, Doubtful Sound
Wayne Vickers
61cm x 91cm
Size
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.
ITEM 19 - $3,500.00
Rocky Stream
John Towers
61cm x 91cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 20 - $1,600.00
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Scene at Pilot Bay
John Towers
30cm x 60cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 21 - $520.00
Sea Plane
John Towers
41cm x 51cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 22 - $480.00
Sundown
John Towers
53cm x 55cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 23 - $580.00
Duck
Graham Bell
42cm x 34cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 24 - $300.00
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Southern Landscape
Alice Blackley
101cm x 152cm
Size
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).
ITEM 25 - $1,500.00
Track
Rob McGregor
35.5cm x 71cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
Rob is a full time artist who lives at Mt Maunganui. His works are
known for their strong vibrant colours.
ITEM 26 - $790.00
Violinist
Rob McGregor
76cm x 51cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
ITEM 27 - $990.00
Surfer
Rob McGregor
61cm x 30.5cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
ITEM 28 - $750.00
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Bad Hair Day
Suzanne Smith
42cm x 35cm
Size
Medium Graphite, fabric, stitching
ITEM 29 - $300.00
Gone but not forgotten
Suzanne Smith
46cm x 35cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 30 - $300.00
Going Through the Motions
Suzanne Smith
51cm x 76cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 31 - $200.00
Glorious Chaos
Lynne Brown
54.5cm x 95cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas framed
A semi abstract floral painting, celebrating the riotous colour of
gardens
ITEM 32 - $1,600.00
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Fruit Bowl Watercolour
Lesley Stevenson
42cm x 40cm
Size
Medium Watercolour
ITEM 33 - $200.00
The Language of Paint ... Green
Carole Shepheard
32cm x 32cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 34 - $850.00
The Language of Paint ... Yellow
Carole Shepheard
32cm x 32cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 35 - $850.00
Future Eating
Ben Reid
54cm x 70.5cm
Size
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.
ITEM 36 - $1,750.00
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Playing God
Ben Reid
54cm x 39.5cm
Size
Medium Intaglio & relief print
ITEM 37 - $1,300.00
Australian Pastoral
Noeline Grant
42cm x 35cm
Size
Medium Oil
ITEM 38 - $100.00
Oriental Abstract Landscape
Unknown
94cm x 70cm
Size
Medium Unknown
ITEM 39 - $350.00
Sunburst Otago
Ross Lee
61cm x 122cm
Size
Medium Oils on stretch canvas
ITEM 40 - $3,000.00
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Bowen Falls Milford Sound
Ross Lee
51cm x 120cm
Size
Medium Oils on stretch canvas
ITEM 41 - $2,300.00
The Pruner
Mary Hayward
76cm x 91cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
Last piece of a series based on Central Otago and the vineyards.
ITEM 42 - $1,000.00
Journey
Julia Blackler
76cm x 100cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 43 - $550.00
Red Pears
Julia Blackler
74cm x 60cm
Size
Medium Pastel
ITEM 44 - $500.00
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Musician
Sophia Turol
25cm x 20cm
Size
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.
ITEM 45 - $150.00
Free as a bird
Sophia Turol
25cm x 20cm
Size
Medium Pen and ink
ITEM 46 - $150.00
Nesting
Sophia Turol
25cm x 20cm
Size
Medium Pen and ink
ITEM 47 - $150.00
Lady in Red Dress
Iain Macleod
62cm x 91cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
Iain is originally from Tauranga but now based in Spain.
ITEM 48 - $600.00
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Mountain
Iain Macleod
24cm x 76cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 49 - $600.00
Spanish Angel
Iain Macleod
62cm x 91cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 50 - $700.00
Volcanic
Debbi Thyne
75cm x 75cm
Size
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
ITEM 51 - $850.00
Recursive
Debbi Thyne
75cm x 75cm
Size
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
ITEM 52 - $1,200.00
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Aho
Debbi Thyne
120cm x 90cm
Size
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.
ITEM 53 - $800.00
Surf
Doreen McNeill
42cm x 95cm
Size
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.
ITEM 54 - $800.00
Moving on
Doreen McNeill
46cm x 92cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 55 - $950.00
Descending
Doreen McNeill
61cm x 61cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 56 - $950.00
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Summer Treasure
Wendy Goodwin
76cm x 76cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
Painted after a summer holiday at Hahei and continuing Wendy’s love
affair with the gorgeous Pohutukawa.
ITEM 57 - $4,000.00
Go Lightly
Bryce Brown
90cm x 50cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
ITEM 58 - $1,800.00
Girl at a table
Bryce Brown
80cm x 60cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
ITEM 59 - $1,400.00
A bit of chat
Bryce Brown
48cm x 64cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on canvas
ITEM 60 - $1,400.00
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Zebras
Ann Wilson
20cm x 20cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 61 - $75.00
Ducklings
Ann Wilson
26cm x 51cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 62 - $150.00
Blue Poppy
Ann Wilson
26cm x 36cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 63 - $100.00
Camellia
Ann Wilson
40cm x 30cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 64 - $100.00
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Peacock Triptych
Ann Wilson
41cm x 60cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
ITEM 65 - $350.00
Morvan Ferry Landing Ruins
John Crump
55cm x 80cm
Size
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.
ITEM 66 - $850.00
The Jetty
John Holmes
50cm x 65cm
Size
Medium Oil
ITEM 67 - $400.00
Waitakare Native Bush
Norman Millar
30cm x 60cm
Size
Medium Acrylic
ITEM 68 - $150.00
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Chalkridge
Kathleen Caddick
55cm x 55cm
Size
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.
ITEM 69 - $350.00
Twisted Trees
Renee Benner
60cm x 85cm
Size
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.
ITEM 70 - $450.00
Beech Forest Dart Valley
John Rundle
45cm x 55cm
Size
Medium Oil
Foundation member of Watercolour New Zealand and elected
member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, he died in 2014.
ITEM 71 - $400.00
Old Dee Bridge, Chester
Peter Grahame
27cm x 34cm
Size
Medium Etching
Peter Grahame 1836-1921 was a very talented Scottish artist who
along with etchings produced landscapes in oils
ITEM 72 - $150.00
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Sibford Manor
Peter Grahame
31cm x 37cm
Size
Medium Etching
ITEM 73 - $150.00
Glasgow University
R F King
42cm x 29cm
Size
Medium Etching
Active in the late 19th and early 20th century. This is one of a limited
edition of 100 artist proofs
ITEM 74 - $150.00
Shakespeare’s Church
Ernest E Abbot
36cm x 41cm
Size
Medium Watercolour on paper
One of 50 original signed artist proofs
ITEM 75 - $185.00
Open Window
Val Tubman
51cm x 76cm
Size
Medium Acrylic on stretched canvas
Waihi Artist
ITEM 76 - $550.00
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Untitled
Mabel Grigg
52cm x 45cm
Size
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.
ITEM 77 - $650.00
In the Light of Ponsonby
Raymond Jennings
67cm x 117cm
Size
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
ITEM 78 - $2,300.00
Studio di Nude No.2
Pietro Annigoni
70cm x 51cm
Size
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.
ITEM 79 - $250.00
What’s Next?
Paula McNeill
45cm x 55cm
Size
Medium Mixed Media
Painting based on reading poems to each other and what was coming
next.
ITEM 80 - $850.00
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The Young Executives
Paula McNeill
70cm x 45cm
Size
Medium Mixed Media
Modern young executives and attitudes
ITEM 81 - $950.00
Illuminated “S”
Ray Crafts
45cm x 45cm
Size
Medium Gouache with gold leaf
From an Antiphonal
ITEM 82 - $75.00
Celtic Ornamental Design
Ray Crafts
48cm x 37cm
Size
Medium Gouache with brass and copper powder
ITEM 83 - $75.00
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