Leo Bensemann

Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1912, d.1986

St Olaf

  • c. 1937
  • Oil on canvas on board
  • Lawrence Baigent / Robert Erwin Bequest, 2003
  • 295 x 236 x 16mm
  • 2003/57

Tags: hair, men (male humans), people (agents), portraits, saints, seas

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Edward Sakowski, our paintings conservator, worked on this painting to prepare it for the exhibition Leo Bensemann: a fantastic art venture.

You can read about the work he did, with before and after images.

Exhibition History

Leo Bensemann St Olaf c.1937. Oil on canvas on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Lawrence Baigent / Robert Erwin Bequest 2003. Reproduced with permission
Bad Hair Day
Rita Angus A Goddess of Mercy date unknown. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Gallery. Purchased by Christchurch City Council 1956
Portraits and Personalities: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Image: uploads/2024_05/2003_57.jpg

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Light work

Light work

With Leo Bensemann: A Fantastic Art Venture set to open at the Gallery in February, I've been working on Bensemann's St Olaf to get it ready for exhibition.