Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil: Preliminary drawings for Black Paintings. Hotere; through image in pencil: [numerals]; verso in ink: [unfinished sketch].
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Cl 71; l.r. in ink: Portrait of the washbasin with blood; on mount: Study for portrait of the washbasin with blood. May 1971. P. Clairmont
Married and living with his wife and young son near Nelson in 1946-48, McCahon turned from depicting landscapes to Christian imagery. By synthesizing disparate elements - portraiture, still life and symbolism (the lamp and jug) with words McCahon…