THE COLLECTION OF FRANK AND LYN CORNER 2018-03-17 Auction - 214 Price Results - Art + Object in nz - Page 3
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Rita Angus (1908-1970)Colin McCahon (New Zealand, 1919-1987)Gordon Walters (New Zealand, 1919-1995)
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Wellington, New Zealand
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THE COLLECTION OF FRANK AND LYN CORNER

Frank and Lyn Corner first met in the capital city in 1941, and were introduced to art through Victoria University?s famed intellectual circle that included historians F. L.W. Wood and J. C. Beaglehole. Frank Corner joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at its inception and rose to become its head in a distinguished career spanning from the 1940s to the 1980s, during which time the Corners honed their eye for modern art while Frank served as Ambassador in New York and Washington. Lyn Corner went on to become chairperson of the National Art Gallery Council (now part of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa), and was the art adviser responsible for assembling the excellent Rutherford Trust Collection, compiled to showcase the development of twentieth century New Zealand art. Crucial in the emergence of a modern, independent New Zealand rooted in the Pacific, Frank and Lyn Corner compiled over their lifetimes an important collection of modern New Zealand art representing their confidence in the art and culture of this country. Frank Corner passed away in 2014, and Lyn in 2016. Their collection has been kept entirely extant by the family at the Corners? lifelong home in Thorndon, Wellington.
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Denys Watkins (New Zealand, 1945- ): Beware of the Dog acrylic and gouache on paper title inscribed, signed and dated '78 520 x 645mm Provenance: Purchased from Webb's, Auckland in April 1991, Lot No. 213.
0048: Denys Watkins (New Zealand, 1945- )Est. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Robert McLeod (New Zealand, 1948- ): Sapik: Lanark Series No. 51 enamel on folded paper, 1982 2065 x 1080 x 200mm
0049: Robert McLeod (New Zealand, 1948- )Est. NZ$3,000-NZ$5,500
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Robert McLeod (New Zealand, 1948- ): Panjax oil on shaped canvas, 1990 2000 x 1335mm Provenance: Purchased from Bowen Gallery, Wellington in October 1997.
0050: Robert McLeod (New Zealand, 1948- )Est. NZ$7,000-NZ$12,000
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Geoff Thornley (New Zealand, 1942- ): Untitled oil on canvas laid onto board title inscribed, signed and dated 1983 verso 1165mm: diameter Provenance: Purchased from Petar James Gallery, Auckland, circa 1984.
0051: Geoff Thornley (New Zealand, 1942- )Est. NZ$12,000-NZ$20,000
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Geoff Thornley (New Zealand, 1942- ): Untitled No. 5 oil on canvas title inscribed, signed and dated 1989 verso 930 x 610mm Provenance: Purchased from Gow Langsford Gallery, Wellington in 1992.
0052: Geoff Thornley (New Zealand, 1942- )Est. NZ$7,000-NZ$12,000
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Stephen Bambury (New Zealand, 1951- ): "We renounce colour" mixed media on aluminium title inscribed, signed and dated 1989 verso 370 x 372mm Provenance: Purchased from Artis Gallery, Auckland in September 1989.
0053: Stephen Bambury (New Zealand, 1951- )Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Stephen Bambury (New Zealand, 1951- ): Stone (Disc) acrylic on canvas title inscribed, signed and dated 1986 750mm: diameter Provenance: Purchased from Artis Gallery, Auckland in September 1989.
0054: Stephen Bambury (New Zealand, 1951- )Est. NZ$5,000-NZ$8,000
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Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006): Surveying the Water oil on board signed and dated '71 595 x 595mm Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist in Christchurch, 1974.
0055: Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006)Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$10,000
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Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006): Quinnat linocut, 11/30 title inscribed, signed and dated '70 300 x 300mm Provenance: Collection of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Collection of Frank and Lyn Corner. Purchased from
0056: Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006)Est. NZ$500-NZ$1,000
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Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006): On Reflection oil on board title inscribed, signed and dated 1973 verso 595 x 580mm Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist.
0057: Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006)Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$10,000
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Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006): A Distant Memory oil on board signed and dated '73; title inscribed verso 575 x 580mm Provenance: Purchased from the Canterbury Society of Fine Arts, Christchurch, circa 1974.
0058: Trevor Moffitt (New Zealand, 1936-2006)Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$10,000
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Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985): Pendant carved greenstone 203 x 9 x 9mm Provenance: Purchased from the New Vision Gallery, Auckland in December 1969.
0059: Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985)Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985): Pekapeka carved greenstone 90 x 130 x 5mm Provenance: Purchased from the New Vision Gallery, Auckland in December 1969. Illustrated: Theo Schoon, Jade Country (Sydney, 1973), p.95.
0060: Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985)Est. NZ$12,000-NZ$20,000
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Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985): Pendant carved greenstone, three parts 105 x 135 x 5mm Provenance: Purchased from the New Vision Gallery, Auckland in December 1969.
0061: Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985)Est. NZ$10,000-NZ$18,000
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Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985): Manaia carved greenstone 85 x 74 x 11mm Provenance: Purchased from the New Vision Gallery, Auckland in December 1969. Illustrated: Theo Schoon, Jade Country (Sydney, 1973), p.95.
0062: Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985)Est. NZ$12,000-NZ$20,000
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Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985): Pendant carved greenstone 100 x 66 x 6mm Provenance: Purchased from the New Vision Gallery, Auckland in December 1969.
0063: Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985)Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985): Pendant carved greenstone 98 x 60 x 5mm Provenance: Purchased from the New Vision Gallery, Auckland in December 1969.
0064: Theo Schoon (New Zealand, 1915-1985)Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Toss Woollaston (New Zealand, 1910-1988): Window, Greymouth oil on board signed; inscribed Cat No. 74 on original Auckland City Art Gallery label affixed verso; original 'New Zealand Mission to the United Nations' label affixed verso
0065: Toss Woollaston (New Zealand, 1910-1988)Est. NZ$70,000-NZ$100,000
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Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand, 1869-1947): Pleasure Boats watercolour and gouache, 1933 signed; original 'Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand' and 'New Zealand Mission to the United Nations' labels affixed verso 525 x 415mm
0066: Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand, 1869-1947)Est. NZ$80,000-NZ$140,000
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Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand, 1869-1947): Corfe Castle gouache on paper signed 415 x 560mm Provenance: Purchased from Leicester Galleries, London in 1956. Exhibited: 'Frances Hodgkins: works from private collections', Kirkcaldie and
0067: Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand, 1869-1947)Est. NZ$70,000-NZ$120,000
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Rita Angus (1908-1970): Storm, Hawke's Bay oil on board (1969) signed 600 x 600mm Provenance: Purchased in Washington D.C. in 1972 at the conclusion of a New Zealand Paintings Exhibition toured by the Department of
0068: Rita Angus (1908-1970)Est. NZ$400,000-NZ$600,000
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Rita Angus (1908-1970): Houses, Thorndon, 1968 watercolour signed 360 x 500mm Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist at her cottage in Thorndon in 1968. Exhibited: 'Rita Angus: live to paint and paint to
0069: Rita Angus (1908-1970)Est. NZ$45,000-NZ$65,000
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Colin McCahon (New Zealand, 1919-1987): Landscape Theme and Variations (I) oil on jute canvas laid onto board 1726 x 826mm Provenance: Purchased from Ikon Gallery, Auckland in 1964. Exhibited: 'Colin McCahon: Landscape Theme with
0070: Colin McCahon (New Zealand, 1919-1987)Est. NZ$300,000-NZ$400,000
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Ralph Hotere (New Zealand, 1931-2013): Untitled acrylic on canvas signed and dated '69 verso 1120 x 915mm Provenance: Purchased from Webb's, Auckland, circa 1995.
0071: Ralph Hotere (New Zealand, 1931-2013)Est. NZ$70,000-NZ$120,000
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