This is an auction for RITA ANGUS, by Janet Paul, Melvin Day, Anne Kirker, Michael Dunn, Ronald Brownson & Anthony Mackle.

The catalogue of an exhibition at the National Art Gallery in 1982.

"Rita Angus is one of the most-loved New Zealand artists. She was born in 1908 and studied at Canterbury College of Art in Christchurch at a time when the city boasted a lively artistic and literary scene, with women playing an important role in its cultural life. She was part of an avant-garde artistic scene known as "The Group" and experimented with a "modern" style characterized by bold design, simplified form and high-keyed colour. Rita Angus is well known for her landscapes, such as Cass and Central Otago, but is perhaps best known for her portraits. These include numerous self-portraits, as well as the celebrated painting of Betty Curnow and another of the Birkenshaw twins, one of whom is a young Fay Weldon."

CONTENTS:

• Biographical Essay by Janet Paul
• 1908-1958 by Melvin Day
• 1959-1970 by Anne Kirker
• Criticism 1930-1970 by Michael Dunn
• Symbolism and the Generation of Meaning in Rita Angus's Painting by Ronald Brownson
• Portraiture by Anthony Mackle
• Artist's Inventory
• Chronology and List of Exhibitions
• Bibliography

Large format paperback 1982.

214 pages including a 94-page section of illustrations, some in full colour.

Good condition.

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