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NIGEL BROWN (b. 1949), Leaving the Island of Imposed Structure
Estimate:
$15,000 - $20,000
Sold
$27,000
Live Auction
IMPORTANT AND RARE ART
ARTIST
NIGEL BROWN (b. 1949)
Size
82 x 150
Description
Oil on linen
Signature
Signed & dated 2003
Provenance
Signed & dated 2003
Literature
This work references the Island of Matariki, situated off shore from Cosy Nook, along the windswept coast between Invercargill and Tuatapere, Southland. It is a vision of sorts where the bush has been replaced with concrete and cubist fragments. Old Man Rock and a large bowl have been shifted on.
A featured influence is the concrete and posts from our lifestyle block by the sea while the woman is a mysterious guardian. Such works grew out of the large lettering and cubism inspired by McCahon, but with a pictorial treatment - Nigel Brown
