Landscape Head- Karaka Bay
Dennis Knight Turner, Artist
About the Work
Primarily
recognised
as
a
pioneer
abstractionist,
Turner
also
defined
the
New
Zealand
landscape
in
abstract
forms,
developing
a
new
art
of
multicultural
influences
–
art
that
spoke
of
the
social
and
industrial
rights
of
ordinary
people
in
an
easily
accessible
style.
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Measurements
Image: 1190 x 1200mm
Frame: 1227 x 1238mm
Frame: 1227 x 1238mm
Media
oil on hardboard
Description
Painting of an abstracted head in profile with a blue background and yellow around the eye area on the head.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the artist, 1992.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1992