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, Buttercup Fields Forever IV, polyvinyl acetate on paper
    Buttercup Fields Forever IV
    Multiple · Paper
    770 x 550mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$190,000–270,000View at Art+Object ↗
  2. Colin McCahon, Red Titirangi, oil on cardboard
    Red Titirangi
    Oil · Board
    750 x 538mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$200,000–300,000View at Art+Object ↗
  3. Colin McCahon, Bather No. 3, pen and ink on paper
    Bather No. 3
    Drawing · Paper
    132 x 110mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
  4. Colin McCahon, Bathers No. 4, pen and ink on paper
    Bathers No. 4
    Drawing · Paper
    110 x 122mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
  5. Colin McCahon, A Bush Covered Hill, oil and sand on board
    A Bush Covered Hill
    Oil · Board
    295 x 295mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$40,000–50,000View 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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