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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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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Born 1919, TimaruDied 1987, AucklandOccupation PainterWikidata Q5145349 ↗ULAN 500002821 ↗

modernism

Also known as Colin John Mccahon, Colin MacCahon, Colin Mccahon

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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