New Zealand art: Recommended reading Wed, 12 Jul 2000

We are often asked how one can learn more about New Zealand art and artists ?

We recommend the following publications:

• "A Concise History of New Zealand Painting"
  Michael Dunn
  Published David Bateman Ltd 1991
• "Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting"
  Gil Docking with additions by Michael Dunn
  Published David Bateman Ltd 1990
• "100 New Zealand Paintings"
  Warwick Brown 1995
• "Lands & Deeds" Profiles of Contemporarary NZ Painters
  Gregory O'Brien
  Godwit Publishing 1996
• "Contemporary New Zealand Art 1"
  Elizabeth Caughey & John Gow
  Published David Bateman Ltd 1997
• "19th Century New Zealand Artists" A Guide & Handbook
  Una Platts
  Avon Fine Prints 1980
• "An Introduction to New Zealand Painting" 1939 - 1967
  Gordon Brown & Hamish Keith
  Published Collins 1969 - revised 1982
• "New Zealand Art" A Modern Perspective
  Elva Bett
  Published Reed/Methuen 1986
• "Two Centuries of New Zealand Landscape"
  Roger Blackley
  Auckland City Art Gallery 1990
• "Frames on the Land"
  Francis Pound
  Published Collins 1983

If you are looking for a book about a particular artist some major publications are:

( To purchase you will need to speak to a good second hand book dealer )

• C F Goldie
  "His Life & Times"
  Alister Taylor 1978
• Petrus van der Velden
  "A Catalogue Raisonne"
  T L Rodney Wilson
  A H & A W Reed 1976
• Frances Hodgkins
  "Portrait of Frances Hodgkins"
  E H McCormick 1981 "A Study of Frances Hodgkins"
  E H McCormick 1954
• Charles Blomfield "His Life & Times"
  Muriel Williams 1981
• Peter McIntyre
  "The Painted Years"
  "New Zealand"
  "Pacific"
  "West"
  "Wellington"
  "War Artist"
  Published A H & A W Reed 1964 - 1981