AUCKLAND CITY ART GALLERY

WE ARE DEVOTING this issue of the Quarterly to a review of some of the works by contemporary New Zealand artists acquired for the collection over the past few years. As can be seen, this part of the collection is growing rapidly. In our policy of adding to the collection works by serious New Zealand artists, we have not neglected to purchase a number of drawings; in this issue several are illustrated.

AUCKLAND GALLERY ASSOCIATES

Of this year's contemporary New Zealand acquisitions, a sculpture in concrete, three canvasses and a drawing were presented by the Associates. Following the successful example of the Contemporary Art Society in London, the Committee decided to annually appoint a buyer to select works for presentation to the Gallery. For the year 1960, Dr W. S. Auburn was appointed, and he chose the following works:

Alwyn Lasenby Mudflats II, Oil (illustrated, page 6)

Colin McCahon The Three Maries, Oil

Colin McCahon Canterbury Landscape, Oil

Keith Patterson Tragic Head, Ink drawing

Anne Severs The Prisoner, Concrete

Lloyd Rees The Incoming Tide, Oil\

Imre Szigeti Inferno, Ink drawing

    The latter two were acquired in Australia.

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