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Otago Peninsula landscapes - two drawings. 2.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Otago Peninsula landscapes. Colin McCahon; through image in pencil: [gridlines]; on mount: Rodney, I promised you these quite some time ago as they really belong with your painting. I don’t think they are of particular…
Otago Peninsula landscapes - two drawings. 1.
Margin u.r. in pencil: 1947; margin l.r. in pencil: Colin McCahon; on mount: Rodney, I promised you these quite some time ago as they really belong with your painting. I don’t think they are of particular value as works of art but possibly are of…
Sketch plan relating to festival of Baxter’s plays in Wellington.
Inscribed throughout. Verso reproductions of paintings.
A piece of Muriwai canvas - Wall of death.
Upper centre (u.c.): A piece of Muriwai canvas; c.: Wall of death.
Te Whiti.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: C.McC; u.l. in pencil: Te Whiti; l.c. in pencil: To be hung like this.
Working drawing for stained glass windows.
Unsigned & undated. On same sheet: sketch plans for artist’s house.
Preliminary study for portrait of Gordon H. Brown.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: Colin McCahon 1968.
Stage designs for [The Thieves Carnival, by Jean Anouilh] Act 1.
Lower right (l.r.) in red ballpoint pen: Act 1; verso: pencil drawing.
Stage designs for [The Thieves Carnival, by Jean Anouilh] Act 2.
Lower right (l.r.) in red ballpoint pen: Act 2.
Stage designs for [The Thieves Carnival, by Jean Anouilh] Act 3.
Lower right (l.r.) in red ballpoint pen: Act 3; verso: ballpoint pen drawing.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. For Hocken - view of Otago Harbour near Observatory. Follows first Peninsula painting.
Shows observatory & Ravensbourne Wharf.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. Untitled.
Through image in pencil: [painting notes inscribed]; above image in pencil: [illeg inscription crossed out]; verso vertically in pencil: [illeg] from Psalms 1 25.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. Untitled.
Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil vertically: Jan 1 1946; through image in pencil; [grid lines colour notes] concave; verso: [fragmentary sketch] landscape from Port Chalmers white.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. Harbour Cone, Observatory. Ravensbourne Wharf.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: McCahon í40; through in pencil: grid lines; verso in pencil: Harbour Cone, Observatory, Ravensbourne Wharf 45.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. From Portobello?
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: McCahon ’40; margin r. in pencil: from Portobello?; u.r.: [paper manufacturer’s printed inscription].
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. Saddle Hill.
Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil: Saddle Hill. C. McCahon 1939.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. Drawing for the Fleischl picture.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: McCahon; c.l. in pencil: Peninsula. Little Harbour Cone & sandspit across Papanui Inlet; l.r. in pencil: drawing for the Fleischl picture.
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. Mount Charles.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: Mount Charles C. McCahon 1940 [paper manufacturer’s printed inscription].
Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula.
Shows observatory and Ravensbourne wharf.
Rodney Kennedy with “Vicarage Bed”, painting by Anne Hamblett (circa 1937).
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: D. Lusk 1979; verso mount in ink: Rodney Kennedy with “Vicarage Bed”, painting by Anne Hamblett (circa 1937) McCahon. Doris Lusk. June 1979. w/colour pencil; in pencil unknown hand: Please leave attached. Holland;…
Tuawaike’s house, Roubouki. May 14 1844.
Lower centre (l.c.) - l.r. in pencil: Tuawaike’s house, Roubouki May 1844; u.c. - u.r. in iron gall ink: 7 Tuawaki’s house Ruabieki May 14 1844; verso: Jacob’s R. NW by W Dist 18 m. Sandy beach all the way. Distant snowy mountains. Rocks.…
Otago. May 1 1844.
Lower centre (l.c.)in pencil: Otago May 1 1844; u.c. in iron gall ink: 5 Otago May 1 1844; verso: [sketch titled] New River
Mouth of Otago, from the Settlement. May 1 1844.
Upper centre (u.c.) - u.r. of b in pencil: Mouth of Otago - from the Settlement May 1/44; u.c. of b in blue-black ink: 9 Entrance to Otago harbour - May 1 1844; verso a in pencil: Entrance to Otago Ap.l 1844
Upper portion of Port Cooper from hills behind Rapaki. April 1844
Upper centre (u.c.) in pencil: Upper portion of Port Cooper from hills behind Rapaki. April 1844. Hills over which road might be formed to Great Plain. Gt plain; verso: [94/271]
Mr Tuckett’s house, Nelson. November 9 1843.
Lower centre (l.c.) - l.r. in pencil: Mr Tucketts house Nelson Nov 9 1843; u.r. in pencil: 7; l.c. - l.r. in umber ink: Mr Tucketts house Nelson Nov 9 1843; verso in pencil: [unfinished sketch of tree]