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Tarakohe Bay from Mapua, Nelson; Toss Woollaston (1910-98); c. 1960; 1967.016
Name/Title
Tarakohe Bay from Mapua, Nelson
Tarakohe Bay from Mapua, Nelson
About this object
Mountford Tosswill Woollaston was born in Taranaki. He studied at the Canterbury School of Art and the Dunedin Technical College where he was taught by R.N. Field (1899-1987). He was knighted in 1979 for services to painting.
Woollaston was particularly influenced by the formalist theories of Cézanne (1839-1906). He produced mostly expressionist style landscapes and portraits. He painted a number of large artworks inspired by the Nelson and Greymouth landscape, regions in which he lived for a number of years. Woollaston was a pioneer of modern art.
Mountford Tosswill Woollaston was born in Taranaki. He studied at the Canterbury School of Art and the Dunedin Technical College where he was taught by R.N. Field (1899-1987). He was knighted in 1979 for services to painting.
Woollaston was particularly influenced by the formalist theories of Cézanne (1839-1906). He produced mostly expressionist style landscapes and portraits. He painted a number of large artworks inspired by the Nelson and Greymouth landscape, regions in which he lived for a number of years. Woollaston was a pioneer of modern art.
Maker
Toss Woollaston (1910-98)
Toss Woollaston (1910-98)
Date Made
c. 1960
c. 1960
Medium and Materials
Oil on board
Oil on board
Measurements
91.8 x 122.4 cm
91.8 x 122.4 cm
Collection
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection
Credit Line
Purchased through the George Sevicke Jones Trust.
Purchased through the George Sevicke Jones Trust.
Object Type
Painting
Painting
Object number
1967.016
1967.016
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Philip Woollaston03 Jan 2010 06:54 AM,UTC
Nice to see this work again, and to know that is with the Aigantighe - My father had a high regard for the gallery. However I think there is a mistake in the title. The subject is clearly "TASMAN Bay from Mapua", and incorporates some elements (the buildings foreground) reminiscent of earlier studies of the subject - as far back as the 1930s). As far as I know there is no 'Tarakohe Bay'. Tarakohe Harbour is in Golden Bay, not visible from Mapua.