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Colin McCahon

New Zealand · 1919–1987 · Painter

Colin John McCahon was a New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Colin McCahon, St Matthew: Lightning, synthetic polymer paint on unstretched canvasSt Matthew: LightningArt+Object · NZ$1,961,375≈ $1,378,121≈ £1,029,293≈ €1,203,809Sign up to see
  2. Colin McCahon, The Canoe Tainui, synthetic polymer paint on eight panelsThe Canoe TainuiArt+Object · NZ$1,621,687≈ $1,210,508≈ £904,579≈ €1,077,252Sign up to see
  3. Colin McCahon, Entombment after Titian, oil on boardEntombment after TitianArt+Object · NZ$1,098,370≈ $771,748≈ £576,404≈ €674,133Sign up to see

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  1. Colin McCahon, South Canterbury, polyvinyl acetate and sand on board
    South Canterbury
    Multiple · Board
    600 x 600mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 35
    NZ$91,250≈ $52,542≈ £35,816≈ €39,234Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  2. Colin McCahon, Waterfall, enamel on plywood panel
    Waterfall
    enamel on plywood panel · Panel
    1365 x 915mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 9
    NZ$239,531≈ $137,922≈ £94,016≈ €102,988Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  3. Colin McCahon, Van Gogh: Poems by John Caselberg, four lithographs, 1957
    Van Gogh: Poems by John Caselberg
    Lithograph
    357 x 251mm each
    Art+Object · · Lot 73
    NZ$17,109≈ $9,432≈ £6,111≈ €7,312Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  4. Colin McCahon, North Otago II, polyvinyl acetate on paper
    North Otago II
    Multiple · Paper
    778 x 577mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 81
    NZ$65,585≈ $36,158≈ £23,427≈ €28,029Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  5. Colin McCahon, View from the Top of the Cliff, watercolour and pastel on Steinbach paper
    View from the Top of the Cliff
    Watercolor · Paper
    1078 x 713mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 82
    NZ$85,546≈ $47,162≈ £30,557≈ €36,560Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  6. Colin McCahon, North Otago Landscape, screenprint from the Barry Lett Gallery Multiples
    North Otago Landscape
    Screenprint
    Art+Object · · Lot 38
    NZ$2,737≈ $2,071≈ £1,052≈ €1,330Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  7. Colin McCahon, Letter to Emile Bernard, lithograph
    Letter to Emile Bernard
    Lithograph
    325 x 206mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 44
    NZ$4,790≈ $3,624≈ £1,841≈ €2,328Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  8. Colin McCahon, Waterfall, oil and sand on board
    Waterfall
    Oil · Board
    221 x 227mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 52
    NZ$41,632≈ $32,745≈ £16,504≈ €20,784Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  9. Colin McCahon, North Otago Landscape, screenprint from the Barry Lett Gallery multiples
    North Otago Landscape
    Screenprint
    445 x 550mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 63
    NZ$2,281≈ $1,850≈ £937≈ €1,244Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  10. Colin McCahon, Bather, gouache on paper , circa 1952
    Bather
    Gouache · Paper
    250 x 195mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 56
    NZ$34,218≈ $25,791≈ £12,498≈ €17,393Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

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About Colin McCahon

Colin John McCahon was a New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus, McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New Zealand in the mid-20th century. He is regarded as New Zealand's most important modern artist, particularly in his landscape work.

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