The Canterbury School Style

By Rebecca Ogle

Features of The Canterbury School Style

Plain and Hills

Louise Henderson Plain and Hills 1936

Simplification of detail to flattened shapes and patches of colour.

Hawkins

Rata Lovell-Smith Hawkins 1933

Human presence in buildings, roads, bridges. Emphasis on picture plane.

Cass

Rita Angus Cass 1936

Hard-edged forms. Sense of isolation.

Dry September

Bill Sutton Dry September 1949

Strong local colour especially ochres and blues.

Sunset, Craigieburn

Colin S. Lovell-Smith Sunset, Craigieburn 1932

Clear statement of place, specific locality.

Bridge, Mt Cook Road

Rata Lovell-Smith Bridge, Mt Cook Road 1933

Formal, structured composition.