Philip Holmes - Jacqueline Conté on board - 34 x 23 cm - $8,500
Philip Holmes - Zara Puru Oil & conté on board - 34 x 23 cm - $12,500
Holmes has long been acknowledged as one of New Zealand’s finest portrait painters. Working in conté and oil, Holmes combines traditional European painting techniques with new world subject matter. The hei-tiki worn by full-featured Delphine and Zara Puru, was carved by the artist over thirty years ago. In the wearing of this cultural symbol, the power and self-containment of both subjects is united. By way of contrast, the central study, Jacqueline, her fine features framed by a halo of dark curls, is reminiscent of a pre-raphaelite beauty.
Carlo Mirabasso - Oltra le memoria - Oil on panel - 50 x 70 cm - $5,500
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Jasmine Middlebrook - Three Grace - Oil on canvas - 66 x 85 cm - $12,500
Carlo Mirabasso - Attimo sublime Oil on panel - 30 x 30 cm - $2,600
Philip Holmes - Delphine - Oil & conté on board - 32 x 22 cm - $12,500
Eugenea - Remembrance - Oil on canvas - 102 x 76 cm - $12,500
Eugenea - Ballerine Lilas - Oil on canvas - 60 x 50 cm - $8,800
Carlo Mirabasso - Serena Oil on panel - 30 x 30 cm - $2,600
Les Femmes 23 July - 7 August
Les Femmes 23 July - 7 August 2018
viewing a Leonardo, a Picasso or an Andrew Wyeth, more often than not, the feminine is acknowledged. Les Femmes is an exhibition featuring the diverse works of seven leading New Zealand and international artists joyfully continuing this artistic tradition. From the Madonnas of Italian based, Franco Anselmi, to the stunning contemporary portraits of Philip Holmes, feminine strength, beauty and mystique is celebrated.
Frances Davies - Director Franco Anselmi - Chitarra rosa - Oil fresco 50 x 50 cm - $3,250
Patricia Payne - Madri e figlie Oil & gold leaf on panel - 40 x 50 cm - $1,850
Franco Anselmi - Sorelle cubiste - 70 x 60 cm - $5,500
Franco Anselmi - Madonna blu - Oil fresco - 80 x 50 cm - $4,950
Franco Anselmi - Isola fantastica - Oil fresco - 49 x 116 cm - $5,750
Patterson Parkin - Rosa - Oil on canvas board - 73 x 49 cm - $5,500
artists. The most well known painting in the world is of a woman, and whether we are
Patterson Parkin - Sophia - Oil on canvas board - 73 x 49 cm - $5,500
From time immemorial the female form has inspired, fascinated, captivated and eluded