Hone Heke (6)
Dennis Knight Turner, Artist
About the Work
Along
with
Theo
Schoon
and
Gordon
Walters
with
whom
he
once
shared
a
Wellington
studio
space,
he
was
one
of
the
first
European
artists
to
incorporate
Māori
motifs
into
his
practise.
http://www.johnleechgallery.co.nz/artists/featured/denniskturner/
http://www.johnleechgallery.co.nz/artists/featured/denniskturner/
Measurements
Image: 1504 x 1202mm
Frame: 1544 x 1242mm
Frame: 1544 x 1242mm
Media
oil on hardboard
Description
Coloured flag in background with red union jack cross, view of the back of a naked male figure wielding an axe by his head ready to strike. Spiral design on each buttock.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the artist, 1992.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1992