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Kauri Trees by Colin McCahon, watercolour and gouache on paper, offered Nov 2010Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Kauri Trees

Colin McCahon (New Zealand, 1919–1987)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$65,000 – NZ$85,000 (≈ $49,345 – $64,529) (≈ £31,356 – £41,004) (≈ €37,043 – €48,441)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “watercolour and gouache on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Title inscribed, signed and dated 16 - 11 - 55
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
758 x 555mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-2)
Date
November 25, 2010
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
12
Estimate
NZ$65,000 – NZ$85,000 (≈ $49,345 – $64,529) (≈ £31,356 – £41,004) (≈ €37,043 – €48,441)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2010 and 2011 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Kauri Trees, Art+Object 2010

    Nov 25, 2010 · Art+Object this result

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 12

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$65,000 – NZ$85,000

    As catalogued

    Colin McCahon, “Kauri Trees”

    watercolour and gouache on paper

    758 x 555mm

  2. Kauri Trees, Art+Object 2011

    Nov 22, 2011 · Art+Object

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 58

    Sold NZ$68,625Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Colin McCahon, “Kauri Trees”

    watercolour and gouache on paper

    758 x 555mm

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