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Lot #63 - Alan Taylor

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen-Webb's
  • Sale Name:
    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art
  • Sale Date:
    11 Apr 2017 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
  • Lot #:
    63
  • Lot Description:
    Alan Taylor
    Myth-Legend. Paintings: Symbols. Notes.
    26 oil on canvas on cardboard, accompanied by green, bound notebook, 1983-1988
    300mm x 252mm (oil on canvas), 225mm x 145mm (notebook size)
    26 canvas works described individually: 1) signed Alan Taylor, dated X3 and inscribed IO. For Tony in brush point verso, numbered Sketch 1 in marker pen verso, artist's sketch titled IO with handwritten notes in graphite on brown paper signed Alan Taylor, dated '83 and inscribed For Tony affixed verso; 2) signed Alan Taylor and inscribed Rangi and papa in brush point verso, inscribed sketch 2 in felt pen verso; 3) signed A Taylor and inscribed Maui. for Tony. 3 in felt pen verso; 4) signed Alan Taylor, dated Oct '83, inscribed First Man created by Tamatauenga & First Woman created by Tane in felt pen verso, inscribed sketch 4 verso; 5) signed A.T, inscribed Wars of the Gods, for Tony and Sketch 5 in felt pen verso; 6) signed A. Taylor, dated '83 Nov and inscribed For Tony in brush point verso, inscribed 6 in felt pen verso; 7) signed A.T, dated Nov 83 and inscribed Hatupati & Kurangaitaku (sic). for Tony. sketch 7 in felt pen verso; 8) signed A Taylor, dated Nov 83 and inscribed Battle of . . . birds & Seabirds (some text indecipherable). for Tony. 8 in felt pen verso; 9) signed Alan Taylor, dated '03 in brush point verso, signed Alan Taylor and inscribed Ruaimoko. for Tony in pen verso; 10) signed Alan Taylor, dated Nov '83 and inscribed Aokehu. For Tony in brush point verso, inscribed 10 in felt pen verso; 11) inscribed sketch 11 in felt pen verso; 12) inscribed sketch 12 in felt pen verso; 13) inscribed sketch 13 in felt pen verso; 14) inscribed . . 4 (torn backing paper, only 4 of 14 remains) in felt pen verso; 15) inscribed 15 in felt pen verso; 16) inscribed 16 in felt pen verso; 17) inscribed sketch 17 in felt pen verso; 18) inscribed sketch 18 in felt pen verso; 19) inscribed 19 in felt pen verso; 20) inscribed sketch 20 in felt pen verso; 21) inscribed 21 in felt pen verso; 22) inscribed 22 in felt pen verso; 23) inscribed sketch 23 in felt pen verso; 24) signed A Taylor and dated 83 in brush point verso, inscribed 24 in felt pen verso; 25) signed A Taylor, dated '83 and inscribed Maui/Ra in brush point verso, inscribed For Tony in graphite verso, inscribed sketch 25 in felt pen verso; 26) inscribed 26 in felt pen verso
  • Notes:
    This series of paintings is accompanied by a working notebook containing comprehensive research and working studies for this suite of works. The green, bound notebook inscribed Alan Taylor. Myth-Legend, Paintings: Symbols Notes. October: November. 1983-84-85-86-87-88 in felt pen and ink on inside cover with original artist stamp, the pages of the notebook contain graphite drawings, ink drawings, text, watercolour illustrations, newspaper cutouts pasted into the notebook
  • Estimate:
    NZ$10,000 - 15,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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