View from Mangamahu
Nigel Brown, Artist
This is one of the
paintings
in our collection.
It was made in
Mangamahu, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 1981.
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About the Work
“This
selection
is
one
of
my
personal
indulgences.
I
bought
‘Rosedale’,
a
hill
country
farm
across
the
Whangaehu
River
from
the
Mangamahu
village,
in
1967.
The
green
hills
in
the
background
of
this
painting
are
part
of
‘Rosedale’
and
the
yellow
hill
is
‘Kohanga’,
a
small
hill
with
a
trig
point,
in
the
middle
of
some
river
flats.
It
is
a
remnant
of
the
changing
course
of
the
Whangaehu
River
over
thousands
of
years.
Nigel
Brown
visited
Mangamahu
several
times
and
painted
this
view
at
least
twice.
I
have
included
this
painting
because
of
the
memories
it
triggers
for
me
personally.
‘Rosedale’
was
my
home
for
23
years,
from
1967
–
1990,
and
it
is
on
these
hills
that
I
spent
a
large
part
of
most
summers
spraying
gorse
and
cutting
scrub.
It
is
also
here
that
Linda
and
I
brought
up
our
two
children.”
Jim Norris, a retired farmer and company manager, for the March 2020 instalment of the My Choice exhibition series.
Jim Norris, a retired farmer and company manager, for the March 2020 instalment of the My Choice exhibition series.
Measurements
Image 598 x 438mm
Frame 638 x 482 x 40mm
Frame 638 x 482 x 40mm
Media
acrylic on paper
Description
Landscape of hills and buildings. The hills are bright green and there is one yellow hill in the centre of the image.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1982.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Dec 1982
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Accession Number:
1982/43/5