Lot #5 - Roy Cowan
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Auction House:Mossgreen-Webb's
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Sale Name:Important Paintings & Contemporary Art
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Sale Date:29 Nov 2016 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
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Lot #:5
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Lot Description:Roy Cowan
Lantern Sculpture
glazed stoneware
1060mm x 830mm x 240mm -
Provenance:From the collection of the late Melvin and Oroya Day, Wellington.
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Notes:This large Roy Cowan lantern sculpture comes from the collection of prominent New Zealand artist the late Melvin & Pat Day, who died earlier this year. Roy Cowan, Juliet Peter and Melvin and Oroya Day were part of a rich artistic community based in Wellington; including Rita Angus, Ernst Plischke and many others. The Days and the Cowans were close friends who exchanged works and this particular sculpture has been in the Days' garden since the 1970s. Honouring the artist's wishes, the Day estate has recently gifted more than 70 works to public institutions, including Auckland Art Gallery and the Waikato Museum. This is one of only a few works to be made available for private purchase and is offered for the first time since it was created. Melvin Day was previously a director of theNational Art Gallery of New Zealand (now the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) and, in 1978, was appointed as governmentart historian. In 2003, Day was awarded the CNZM for his services to the arts.
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Estimate:NZ$6,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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