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Working drawings for three paintings of the Otago Peninsula. For R. Kennedy landscape

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Accession Number12,754 jCreatorMcCahon, Colin, 1919-1987 (Colin John)Dateca. 1946

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Media & Sizepen & ink & pencil on tissue paper: 83 x 188mm (on board: 268 x 255mm (irreg) to which are attached 3 photographs taken by Ron O’Reilly, each approximately 40 x 80mm, illustrating artist’s point of viewInscriptionsu.r. in pencil: for R. Kennedy landscape; c.r. in pencil: missing drawing from this sheet with R.N. O’Reilly; u.c. in blue ink: This drawing is one for a third painting of the Peninsula Landscape, in Dunedin, and as yet unfinished; l.c. in blue ink: These photographs by Ron O'Reilly are (1&2) a general view of the North end of the Peninsula and (3) the landscape as in the Fleischl painting; l.r. in blue ink: The Otago Peninsula Landscape has been lent to the exhibition by M. & Dr. H. Fleischl; l.c. in blue ink: Apart from the 2 drawings on the left which were made of Port Chalmers the [windy? winter?] locality for the others was the top of Peggy's Hill; l.l. in black ink: Harbour Cone from Port Chalmers; verso: fragment of painting.ProvenanceGiven by Rodney Kennedy, Dunedin, 1956Caption Courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.

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NamesKennedy, Rodney (Rodney Eric), 1909-1989 PlacesOtago HarbourSubjectsOtago Peninsula (Coastal Otago, N.Z.)

CollectionFeatured artist: Colin McCahon

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