Toss in Greymouth; Colin McCAHON; 1959; 716
Toss in Greymouth
About this objectAbstract panoramic format landscape of Greymouth harbour with black Tau/'T' cross at centre. A poem by Toss Woollaston is inscribed in the facing left side which reads"alit on the flax a tui at dusk / and broke the / late evening / open / with / song."
Maker Date Made1959
Medium and MaterialsEnamel on hardboard
Measurements597 x 1607 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsLandscapes/Regional landscapes
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsNew Zealand/South Island/West Coast/Greymouth
Subject and Association DescriptionPainted for Toss Woollaston when he was working as a Rawleigh's man in Greymouth (1949 - 1968). The black Tau Cross, at centre, is used by McCahon as a protective motif and this straddles the entrance of Greymouth Harbour. This painting has a 'twin' painted at the same time and in a similar style and format, dedicated to John Caselburg and in the collection of The Hocken Library.
Credit LineGifted by Toss Woollaston in 1984
Object Type Object number716
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