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Arnold Manaaki Wilson 'Mask'
Estimate:
$25,000 - $35,000
Sold
$42,000
Live Auction
187 Important Paintings & Contemporary Art: including the Fairfield Trust Collection, Wellington
ARTIST
Arnold Manaaki Wilson
Description
Arnold Manaaki Wilson
Mask
carved pine (circa 1955)
title inscribed and signed verso
730 x 200 x 60mm
Provenance
Private collection, Auckland. Passed by descent to the current owner whose grandfather acquired it directly from the artist.
Artist note
‘I want to show in my work that the forms, the mauri (spirit), can show contrast and yet be familiar with both worlds, that of the past and that of the modern movement.’
Mask
carved pine (circa 1955)
title inscribed and signed verso
730 x 200 x 60mm
Provenance
Private collection, Auckland. Passed by descent to the current owner whose grandfather acquired it directly from the artist.
Artist note
‘I want to show in my work that the forms, the mauri (spirit), can show contrast and yet be familiar with both worlds, that of the past and that of the modern movement.’
