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George McCulloch: a Life of Ships, Sheep, Silver and Art
Talk
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Free
Author Laurie McCallum presents the fascinating life of Scotsman George McCulloch; his ups and downs across the world, ending with art galleries in Victorian London and an important art collection that was sold at Christie's after his death in 1907.
Gerard Vaughan, director of the National Gallery of Australia, concluded back in 1976 in his degree dissertation that McCulloch's collection was 'the most important collection of modern British art ever assembled'.
Laurie talks about the paintings in McCulloch's collection and draws parallels with paintings by the same artists in Christchurch Art Gallery's collection.