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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Vision Series
• Sale Date:
  24 Nov 2015 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  36
• Lot Description:
  Sydney Lough Thompson
  Pohutukawas and Maori Entrenchments, Mahurangi
  oil on canvas
  530mm x 705mm
  signed; title inscribed and inscribed 95 guineas on label affixed verso
• Notes:
  Sydney Lough Thompson had already rejected the idea of studio practice and embraced the impressionist hallmark of plein air painting by the time he returned to New Zealand in 1933 after long periods in Concarneau, Brittany. The Mahurangi area had become a haven for artists in 1940s and ‘50s, the open landscape and light inspiring a new generation of New Zealand artists as seen in this oil. This work was likely completed around 1943 when Thompson worked in the North Island along with English born artist Olivia Spencer Bower, who created a watercolour of the same scene. The not yet flowered Pohutukawas tree winds and twists over the horizon dominating the canvas in a muted earthy palette in Thompson’s typical post-impressionist style. CAOLÁN MCALEER
• Estimate:
  NZ$15,000 - 18,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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