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Oil · Canvas
Art+Object · Aug 3, 2026NZ$560,510 ≈ $329,266 ≈ £244,444 ≈ €285,449Sign up free to see price
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Study for Still Life with Altar
Colin McCahon (New Zealand, 1919–1987)
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NZ$79,203 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink and wash on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated ’67
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 575 x 780mm
- Auction house
- Art+Object
- Sale
- Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-207)
- Date
- August 19, 2025
- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Lot
- 57
- Estimate
- —
- Source
- Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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