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NGATAIHARURU TAEPA - Te Manawaranui #8
Starting Bid: $4,500
Estimate:
$9,000 - $12,000
Ended
Timed Auction
Collectable
Size
75 x 123 cm
Description
Acrylic panel
Condition
To request a condition report, please contact us at auctions@artcntr.co.nz or phone +64 9 379 4010
Signature
Signed, inscribed & dated Nov 2008 verso
Provenance
Acquired from Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
Literature
Professor Ngatai Taepa is one of New Zealand’s most significant and innovative contemporary Māori artists. Taepa has produced an impressive body of work that combines indigenous concepts with contemporary expression. He has fashioned a unique identity for himself in his exploration of the relevance of kōwhaiwhai painting today.
