ONLINE ONLY ESTATE COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 15 - Monday, 19 October 2026
RICHARD BAKER (NZ1928-2004) RANGITANE IN AUCKLAND HARBOUR (Historical view) OIL ON CANVAS. SIGNED 1992. 750x1050mm
Realised: $150 plus premium
Lot Details
Note: •The Rangitane departed Auckland harbour on Sunday, 24 November 1940, she left her wharf in Auckland Harbour at 1:00 PM and anchored offshore near Rangitoto Island overnight in a wartime blackout before setting sail for Britain via the Panama Canal. On 27 November 1940—just days after departing New Zealand waters—she was intercepted and sunk about 300 miles east of New Zealand by German auxiliary cruisers Komet and Orion. Sixteen people died, and survivors were captured.
