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The Twelve (or there-abouts) Days of Christmas
Behind the scenes
A festive countdown for your viewing pleasure (with numerous substitutions due to regional variations, seasonal adjustment, pear tree shortages etc).
Nowhere Near Twelve Drummers Drumming
Roland Frederick Martin Drummer Boy. Bronze. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the artist's brother, Mr Leonard Martin, 1973.
Julian Dashper Untitled 1996. Vinyl on drumskin. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2004. Reproduced with permission
Not Quite Eleven Pipers Not Quite Piping
William Hogarth Trophy: A Stand Of Arms. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972
Cornelius Pieter Bega Man Filling His Pipe. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Gordon H. Brown, 30 October 1972
Richard Wallwork The Trio 1910. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2002
Ten (Or So) Lords-A-Leaping
Charles Cousen A Fête Champêtre. Engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest
Nine Formidable Wahine Dancing
Robyn Kahukiwa Tena I Ruia 1987. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 1989
Reproduced courtesy of Robyn Kahukiwa
(Tena I Ruia shows seven Maori women performing a haka. The haka is a dance only performed by men in most Maori tribes. However, Robyn Kahukiwa's iwi, Ngati Porou, has traditionally sanctioned a haka for women to articulate their concerns.)
Eight Made-For-Milking
Petrus van der Velden Sketchbook Study Of A Cow. Pencil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr and Mrs Brassington, 6 March 1980
Gwendolen Mary Raverat Cows Drinking 1930. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
(So Close To) Seven Swans-a-swimming
Agnes Miller Parker Swans In Floodwater 1937. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Reproduced with permission
Gwendolen Mary Raverat The Bird Talisman 1939. Colour woodcut. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Six (Count 'em!) Geese-A-Laying
Agnes Miller Parker Geese 1937. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953. Reproduced with permission
Five Gold Things
Judy Darragh Gold Box 1989. Wood and plastic painted gold. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 1989. Reproduced with permission
Max Gimblett Christ in Majesty - after Fra Angelico 2010. Gesso, red bole clay, Swiss gold leaf on wood panel. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 2011. Purchase supported by Christchurch City Council's Challenge Grant to Christchurch Art Gallery Trust
Ruth Watson Take heart 1999. Chocolate wrapping paper and pins. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Reproduced courtesy of the artist
Patrick Hanly Golden Age 1980. Enamel on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1981. Reproduced with permission
Julia Morison Excrement/Gold 1998. Excrement and gold leaf. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1998. Reproduced with permission
Four Calling Birds
Eileen Mayo Kakapo 1976. Gouache and coloured pencil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 2005. Reproduced courtesy of Dr Jillian Cassidy
Johannes Gerardus Keulemans Jack-bird. Creadion cinereus. Saddle-back. Creadion carunculatus. 1888. Lithograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2010
Don Binney Canterbury Garden Bird 1970. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1970. Reproduced courtesy of Don Binney
(At Least) Three French hens
Frances Hodgkins A Barn in Picardy 1914. Watercolour. Christchurch Art Gallery Trust Collection
Two Turtle Doves
Eileen Mayo The Doves 1948. Wood-engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972. Reproduced courtesy of Dr Jillian Cassidy
And A Partridge (Featuring a Lot of New Zealand Plants, But Not a Pear Tree)
Beatrice Partridge Flora Of New Zealand 1958. Oil on canvas on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the artist, April 1958