PROVENANCE
Ex Dominion Breweries Collection
Ex Simon Manchester Collection
Private Collection, Auckland

An active member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and the Wellington art scene, Reg Waghorn played a key founding role in the New Zealand Academy of Fine Art becoming President from 1967 until 1971. As an artist, Waghorn was a regular Academy exhibitor from 1925 until 1980. One of his early watercolours featuring ships from the United States Navy in Wellington Harbour, 1942 is in The National Collection of War Art. He was the only artist given official permission to paint Wellington Harbour during this time.

During the 1950's and 60's the rugged and powerful landscapes of the Volcanic Plateau of the North Island became the focus for much of his work Aratiatia Rapids is perhaps his most ambitious large scale work. Based on a series of watercolour paintings this large oil is created exclusively with a palette knife. Reg Waghorn is represented in a number of public collections throughout New Zealand, including the Hocken Library and Te Papa