Untitled (Dibble Dabble and some Doubles, Page 7)
Joan Grehan, Artist
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About the Work
“As
well
as
evoking
emotions,
triggering
memories,
and
providing
aesthetic
pleasure,
art
can
at
times
amuse.
I
have
chosen
this
painting
from
Joan
Grehan’s
work
because
it
is
both
delightful
and
amusing.
It
is
from
her
children’s
book,
‘Dibble,
Dabble
and
some
Doubles’,
published
around
1951,
and
is
the
illustration
that
appears
on
page
seven.
The
Sarjeant
Gallery
has
reprinted
this
charming
Joan
Grehan
book
and
it
is
now
available
for
purchase
at
the
Gallery
shop.
The
painting
is
a
charming
depiction
of
one
of
the
troubles
during
the
adventures
of
a
little
yellow
duckling
who,
in
this
painting,
has
fallen
down
an
empty
post
hole.
It
also
reminds
me
of
my
then
two
year
old
son
who
fell,
head
first
down
a
hole
I
was
digging
for
a
strainer
post
at
Mangamahu,
and
had
to
be
dragged
out
upside
down,
by
his
feet.”
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.
This record represents a page from a book and has related works.
Measurements
380 x 282mm
Media
pencil and watercolour on paper
Description
Pencil with yellow and white watercolour paint illustration on cream paper. Image on recto only. This work is the page 7 illustration for the children's book with the title "DIBBLE / DABBLE / AND SOME / DOUBLES." Written and illustrated by Joan Oldfield [Joan Grehan].
The illustration features a yellow duckling stuck in a hole underground.
The illustration features a yellow duckling stuck in a hole underground.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the Joan Grehan Estate, 2014.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Collection
Acquisition Date
2014
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Accession Number:
2014/1/431