Colin McCahon

Colin John McCahon (1919 - 1987) was a New Zealand artist, art gallery worker, and university lecturer. McCahon's best-known works are wall-sized paintings with a dark background, overlaid with religious words in stark white, and wildly varying in size. For example, "Tomorrow will be the same but not as this is", 1958/59. Although his works tend to generate a good deal of controversy, he is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest artists. http://www.mccahon.co.nz/ShowDetails.asp?iMainID=3023 Along with Rita Angus and Toss Woollaston he is credited with introducing modern styles to New Zealand art in the early 20th century.

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1919 - 1987 - New Zealand - Rita Angus - Toss Woollaston

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