Leo Bensemann
Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1912, d.1986
Morning Takaka
- 1977
- Oil on hessian board
- William A. Sutton bequest, 2000
- 608 x 763mm
- 2000/03
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Location: Ravenscar Gallery
Tags: buildings (structures), clouds, houses, landscapes (representations), mountains, natural landscapes, rivers
This work was owned and enjoyed by Bensemann’s good friend and contemporary, artist Bill Sutton, who hung it pride of place in his lounge. Sutton described Bensemann’s Mohua Golden Bay paintings as “vibrant green landscapes so curiously resolved and complete”.
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