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Colin McCahon, St Matthew: Lightning, synthetic polymer paint on unstretched canvas© Art+Object — view on Art+Object website ↗

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St Matthew: Lightning

Colin McCahon (New Zealand, 1919–1987)

NZ$1,961,375 price realized incl. premium

≈ $1,378,121≈ £1,029,293≈ €1,203,809

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Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “synthetic polymer paint on unstretched canvas”
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Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Title inscribed, signed with artist’s initials CMcC and dated Dec ’77 - Dec ’78. May ’79 in brush point lower right
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
2680 x 2170mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
The Collection of Adrian Burr and Peter Tatham - Vol. 1 (the-collection-of-adrian-burr-and-peter-tatham-vol-1)
Date
November 13, 2021
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
49
Estimate
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Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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