Rita Angus
Artwork Detail
The Avon River meanders through central Christchurch and has many willow trees along its banks that date from early colonial settlement. This drawing reveals Rita Angus' concerns with trees and their annual life cycles, as well as their changing appearance within nature. Plant-forms as symbols of growth and decay fascinated the artist throughout her life.
- Title
- Willow Tree
- Artist/creator
- Rita Angus
- Production date
- 1940
- Medium
- pen, ink
- Dimensions
- 490 x 385 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
- Accession no
- 1970/11
- Other ID
- 1970/48 Old Accession Number, 1970/11/C
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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