Lake Pukaki District
Artist
Neilson, Don
Date
Circa 1973
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Description
Painter Don Neilson was known for his landscape works in oil, charcoal, ink and pencil. He started painting by embarking on weekend painting trips around the rugged Wellington and Wairarapa coastline where he lived, sometimes in the company of artist John Magurk. Neilson spoke of ‘the great outdoors’ as being the only art school he ever attended.
In 1959 Neilson was the first New Zealand artist to visit Antarctica as a guest of the United States Government and capture its unique landscape on canvas, creating detailed, hyper-realistic, photographic-documentary-style paintings. A quiet, complex thinker, Neilson’s painting changed style over time, as he embraced a more painterly, expressive style where the paint and pigment were explored as materials rather than simply as tools. He was a published author on art subjects, and his work was published in a now-rare book, The Art of DR Neilson.
Don Neilson (born1924 Wellington – died 2013 Wairarapa) was a professional New Zealander painter whose works keenly were sought by galleries and art patrons worldwide. Neilson’s paintings have been presented to dignitaries including the King of Thailand and Governor-Generals, and to city councils and government buildings, and he represented New Zealand in an UNESCO exhibition held in Paris.
In 1959 Neilson was the first New Zealand artist to visit Antarctica as a guest of the United States Government and capture its unique landscape on canvas, creating detailed, hyper-realistic, photographic-documentary-style paintings. A quiet, complex thinker, Neilson’s painting changed style over time, as he embraced a more painterly, expressive style where the paint and pigment were explored as materials rather than simply as tools. He was a published author on art subjects, and his work was published in a now-rare book, The Art of DR Neilson.
Don Neilson (born1924 Wellington – died 2013 Wairarapa) was a professional New Zealander painter whose works keenly were sought by galleries and art patrons worldwide. Neilson’s paintings have been presented to dignitaries including the King of Thailand and Governor-Generals, and to city councils and government buildings, and he represented New Zealand in an UNESCO exhibition held in Paris.
Media
Oil on artist's board
Measurements
Frame hxwxd; 615 x 770 x 25mm.
Breadth c.45mm
Breadth c.45mm
Registration number
ART00082
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