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.
Greer Twiss (1962-2025) Albatross large sculpture,
partially white painted zinc coated steel. c.1999. Wing span approx. 1700mm. Body length. 900mm (approx). Provenance: Purchased by the vendors from Tom Mutch's Pumpkin Flat Art Festival Kuaotunu many years ago, c.2001. Together with a plaque with Charles Baudelaire’s poem ‘The Albatross’ and 'clay pipe' zinc coated steel. The poem reads: The Albatross Often to pass the time on board, the crew will catch an albatross, one of those big birds which nonchalantly chaperone a ship across the bitter fathoms of the sea. Tied to the deck, this sovereign of space, as if embarrassed by its clumsiness, pitiably lets its great white wings drag at its sides like a pair of unshipped oars. How weak and awkward, even comical this traveller but lately so adroit - one deckhand sticks a pipestem in its beak, another mocks the cripple that once flew! The Poet is like this monarch of the clouds riding the storm above the marksman's range; exiled on the ground, hooted and jeered, he cannot walk because of his great wings.
Realised: $9,000
Edgar Mansfield OBE (1907-96) 'Animism' 1980,
bronze sculpture on pale toned marble base. H.1123mm. Provenance: One owner private collection connected with Mansfield. Note: A Brian Brake photograph of this work is held in the collection of Te Papa.
Realised: $8,000
Edgar Mansfield OBE (1907-96) 'Anamism 82',
bronze sculpture ed. 5/6. initialled. H. 880mm. Provenance: One owner private collection connected with Mansfield.
Realised: $6,000
Adele Younghusband (NZ 1878-1969) 'St Paul's Rock, Whangaroa',
oil on board, signed and dated 1929 lower left, title inscribed verso. 370 x 540mm. Provenance, gifted to the artist Dean Buchanan by Ron Brownson, c.1980-1982 when Dean worked at Auckland Art Gallery as a technician.
Realised: $5,500
Tom Esplin (NZ 1915-2005) 'Little Lane in Riga',
oil on board, signed, McGregor Wright Gallery Exhibition booklet verso. 295 x 210mm.
Realised: $5,200
Richard (Rick) Killeen (NZ 1946-) 'Insects & Primitives',
watercolour on paper, signed, titled and dated 18.5.80, inscribed 2949. 558 x 380mm.
Realised: $5,000
Robert McGregor R.S.A. (UK 1848-1922) 'Returning From Market',
oil on canvas, signed. 1380 x 1980mm. From the estate of a private Wellington woman. Note: Robert McGregor (1848–1922) was a Scottish RSA-elected genre, landscape, and marine painter recognized for depicting working-class figures, such as fishermen and labourers in rural or coastal settings, using muted, earthy tones. His work often featured figures returning from labour or in daily routines and seen in this monumental size oil, one of the largest recorded by McGregor. He was deeply influenced by the French Barbizon school and Dutch realism, including Jean-François Millet and Anton Mauve.
Realised: $5,000
Tim Wilson (NZ 1954-2020) 'Lake Manapouri',
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1991, 600 x 900mm. Purchased International Art Centre exhibition, 1991.
Realised: $5,000
Robin White (1946-) 'Allan's Beach',
screen print 18/60, signed, dated '77. 870 x 605mm. Provenance: The Estate of Jane and Roger Whyte, Waikato. Literature: Robin White New Zealand Painter (Martinborough 1981) p.111, no.190. This work was printed under the supervision of the artist for The Print Club of Art New Zealand, see Art New Zealand 2, October/November 1976.
Realised: $4,600
Stanley Palmer (NZ 1936-) 'The Road to Hungary Creek Road',
oil on board, signed and dated '70 lower right, inscribed cat no. 3 verso. 595 x 400mm. Note: Hungary Creek Road was originally named for the Dalmation settlers who moved into the area. It was later renamed Hungry Creek Road.
Realised: $4,600