Sea Rose, 1977
Joanna Margaret Paul, Artist
This is one of the
watercolours
in our collection.
It was made in 1977. The place where it was made is unknown.
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Object Detail
About the Work
Books
and
roses
are
two
of
my
favourite
things.
And
the
rose
depicted
here
in
this
glorious
watercolour
has
the
same
velvety
hue
as
a
rose
my
mother
grew
at
my
childhood
home.
It
was
a
variety
which
had
an
intoxicatingly
heady
scent
(and
colour)
that
I’ve
never
been
able
to
locate
since.
Joanna
Margaret
Paul
was
a
visionary
and
staggeringly
prolific
visual
artist,
writer,
photographer
and
filmmaker
and
I
admire
the
singular
way
her
work
across
all
mediums
thoughtfully
explores
and
celebrates
the
domestic
and
the
quiet.
I
love
the
murky
tones
of
tawny
and
russet
and
the
surprise
of
muted
pastels
here,
and
the
placement
of
the
book
on
the
table.
It’s
The
Edge
of
the
Sea
(1955)
by
Rachel
Carson
who
was
a
progressive
conservationist,
environmentalist
and
marine
biologist.
I
love
books
about
the
natural
world
and
this
one
is
a
thoughtful
illumination
of
shore
life.
-Kiran Dass, writer and critic, for the May 2021 instalment of the My Choice exhibition series.
-Kiran Dass, writer and critic, for the May 2021 instalment of the My Choice exhibition series.
Measurements
540 x 750mm
Media
watercolour on paper
Description
Watercolour painting of a rose in a glass vase and some books on top of a table with a chair behind it. The title of one of the books is 'The Edge of the Sea'.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the Artist, 1990.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1977