Springtime in Pukekura Park

SPRINGTIME IN
PUKEKURA PARK, NEW PLYMOUTH

Screenprint adapted from an original painting.

Edition of 50

Size 570mm x 760mm

Original painting oil on board c.1970 - 913 x 1245mm
Held by Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Haakena, University of Otago

'My Grandfather, Ninian Duncan, took me for pram rides in Pukekura Park to feed the ducks. Big black swans used to reach right into the pram and terrify and delight me all at once. At the Gables I lived right beside Pukekura Park and made many paintings of these lakes.' Michael Smither

Michael Smither CNZM 2024