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Black Window: Towards Aramoana by Ralph Hotere, acrylic on board in Colonial sash window frame, offered Apr 2014Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Black Window: Towards Aramoana

Ralph Hotere (New Zealand, 1931–2013)

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Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$175,000 – NZ$225,000 (≈ $149,231 – $191,869) (≈ £89,909 – £115,598) (≈ €108,366 – €139,328)

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 ↓

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Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic on board in Colonial sash window frame”
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Board
Signed / inscribed
Title inscribed, signed and dated ’81; title inscribed, signed and dated verso
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
1045 x 880mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-9)
Date
April 3, 2014
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
63
Estimate
NZ$175,000 – NZ$225,000 (≈ $149,231 – $191,869) (≈ £89,909 – £115,598) (≈ €108,366 – €139,328)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2014 and 2017 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Black Window: Towards Aramoana, Art+Object 2014

    Apr 3, 2014 · Art+Object this result

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 63

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$175,000 – NZ$225,000

    As catalogued

    Ralph Hotere, “Black Window: Towards Aramoana”

    acrylic on board in Colonial sash window frame

    1045 x 880mm

  2. Black Window: Towards Aramoana, Art+Object 2017

    Nov 28, 2017 · Art+Object

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 71

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$130,000 – NZ$170,000

    As catalogued

    Ralph Hotere, “Black Window: Towards Aramoana”

    acrylic on board in Colonial sash window frame

    1045 x 880mm

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