Kōrero: McCahon, Colin John

'House in trees, Titirangi'

'House in trees, Titirangi'

Colin McCahon moved to Auckland from Christchurch in 1953 and went to live in Titirangi, in a small house surrounded by trees, with large kauri trees growing nearby. These influences were quickly reflected in his paintings, which drew on the colours and shapes of the kauri and became more geometric and cubist than in his earlier painting.

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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki
Reference: 2003/50
by Colin McCahon

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Gordon H. Brown. 'McCahon, Colin John', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/5m4/mccahon-colin-john (accessed 4 June 2023)