Rita Angus, known as Rita Cook early in her career, was a New Zealand painter who, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston, is regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art. She worked primarily in oil and watercolour, and became known for her portraits and landscapes.
Angus holding a paintbrush
Cass, which Angus made in 1936, has been called "one of the iconic images of 20th-century New Zealand painting".
Colin John McCahon was a prominent New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus, McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New Zealand in the mid-20th century. He is regarded as New Zealand's most important modern artist, particularly in his landscape work.
Colin McCahon
Untitled image by McCahon commissioned for the New Zealand School Journal.
The gannet colony off the Muriwai coast that was a muse for McCahon
Cover image of McCahon documentary