Author: Bloem, Marja; Browne, Martin; McCahon, William (essay); Bail, Murray (essay); Pound, Francis (essay).
Title: Colin Mccahon: A Question of Faith.
Description: Nelson, NZ / Amsterdam Craig Potton Publishing / Stedeliik Museum, 2004. Reprint ed. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), colour paintings, minimal edgewear jacket (tiny tear top corner rear cover). Very heavy (1.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. 271 pp. Published to coincide with the exhibition "Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith" which appeared at the Stedliik Museum, Amsterdam, 30 August - 10 November, 2002, then at City Gallery - Wellington, Auckland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, and Art Gallery of New South Wales, during 2002 - 2004. This book is both the catalogue for the exhibition, and also acknowledges the first modern New Zealand painter of major international importance. There are reproductions of the 78 paintings in the exhibition, and a further 112 illustrations of artworks and historical photos. Essays by the exhibition's curator Marja Bloem, the artist's son William McCahon, the Australian writer Murray Bail and the New Zealand art historian Francis Pound, address the themes of the exhibition. There is an extensive chronology of the artist's life, an up-to-date bibliography, and the first comprehensive listing of the artist's solo and selected group exhibitions. This is the perfect book for anyone interested in this visionary artist. ISBN: 0908802919

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