Fine Art
Bringing New Zealand historical, modern and contemporary art, sculpture and photography together with a wide rage of international art covering many disciplines and media we present monthly a selection of work from sought after and celebrated makers through to decorative pieces at accessible prices. Under this section we offer paintings, watercolours, etchings and engravings, bronzes, limited editioned prints and photography.
Dale Frank (Aus 1959-),
'Wanking with your Inner Idiot, the real you/jump start your body's fat buster/New Plymouth Landscape', varnish on acrylic on canvas, signed, entitled and dated 2004 verso. 1800 x 1800mm. Provenance: Purchased from Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland. Note: Dale Frank is one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists. Best known for his large vibrant, abstract paintings, his work also includes sculpture, installation and film.
Realised: $32,500
Ann Robinson (1944-), copper cobalt Blue (Aquamarine) Scallop Bowl,
cast glass (45% Crystal Glass), signed, numbered #41 and dated 2008. With signed certificate and artist's pamphlet. H.375mm. Dia.245mm. Provenance: Private Auckland collection since purchase from Te Rau Moko gallery, Karekare, March 2008.
Realised: $27,000
Ann Robinson (1944-), 'Spiral Vase',
ed. 1/1, cast glass (45% Crystal Glass), signed, numbered 1/1 and dated 2004. With signed artist's certificate. H.625mm. Provenance: Private Auckland collection since purchase from the Dowse Art Museum.
Realised: $26,000
Ann Robinson (1944-), 'Flax Vase #5',
cast glass (45% Crystal Glass),'soft jade to steel blue', signed, numbered #5 and dated 2007. With signed artist's certificate . H.625mm. Provenance: Private Auckland collection since purchase from Jonathan Grant Galleries.
Realised: $26,000
Ann Robinson (1944-) Red Curving Vase #1,
cast glass (45% Crystal Glass), flared diamond form, signed, numbered #1 and dated 2002. With signed certificate. H.468mm. Provenance: Private Auckland collection since purchase from Masterworks Gallery, August 2002.
Realised: $17,000
Ann Robinson (1944-), 'Te Rito Pod',
ed. 1/1, cast glass, lime/olive greens (45% Crystal Glass), signed, numbered 1/1 and dated 2008. With signed artist's certificate. H.295mm. Provenance: Private Auckland collection since purchase
Realised: $14,000
Dick Frizzell (b.1943) 'Big Guy',
enamel on board, signed, entitled and dated '82. 1005 x 1005mm. Note: Dick Frizzell’s Early paintings were inspired by American culture and featured comic strip heroes from Batman and The Phantom, but after a trip to the United States in 1978, he decided to focus on local subject matter and New Zealand’s popular culture for his inspiration. His ‘Backyard’ series featured paintings of gardening implements, washing baskets and gumboots with each object isolated against a plain coloured ground. Following that he drew on signs and characters from his immediate urban environment in Auckland presenting alongside popular images from advertising logos like Frosty Boy, the smiley Fanta orange face and the Four Square Man. ‘Big Guy’ belongs to this body of work and features a montage of images based on hand painted signs for milkshakes, ice cream and chicken alongside images plucked from advertising for products including a hamburger, a snow freeze (Frosty Boy) a milkshake and spaceman packaging from children’s confectionery. These commercial signs and logos are painted alongside local figures whom Frizzell captures consuming commercial products - an adolescent drinking a can of Coca Cola, a bearded, middle-aged man ordering takeaways at a counter and a yellow Auckland bus filled with consumers journeying through an urban landscape dominated by advertising signs. The seductive glossy surface of the work is created using enamel paint, commonly used for painting house exteriors and Frizzell’s use of this medium subverts established, serious art and narrows the gap between artists, sign-writers and house painters.
Realised: $8,000
Sydney Lough Thompson (1877-1973), 'Lime Quarry Cave',
oil on canvas. signed, entitled and signed verso. 530 x 640mm.
Realised: $6,000
Peter McIntyre (1910-1995), untitled, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy,
watercolour and ink on paper, signed, c1966. 530 x 750mm. Note: The dominant fountain in this image is the famous landmark, Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor). It is located at the southern end of the Piazza Navona and depicts a nautical scene with tritons, dolphins, and a conch shell. It was originally designed by Giacomo della Porta in the 1570s with later contributions from Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 1650s. Its function was to hold water from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct.
Realised: $5,000
Patricia France (NZ 1911-1995),
'Innocence', oil on board, signed, entitled, dated and presentation inscription verso. 260 x 365mm.
Realised: $4,800