Doris Lusk
Lagoon Rakaia Mouth, 1956
oil on board
580 x 1080mm
820 x 1310mm framed
820 x 1310mm framed
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Doris Lusk 1916 – 1990 Artist, potter, and influential teacher, Doris Lusk left an indelible mark on the art and culture of 20th Century New Zealand art. Lusk trained in...
Doris Lusk
1916 – 1990
Artist, potter, and influential teacher, Doris Lusk left an indelible mark on the art and culture of 20th Century New Zealand art. Lusk trained in Dunedin in the 1930s, developing a rich understanding of landscape painting under the tutelage of R.N. Field. She made frequent trips to paint landscapes in Central Otago, often with friends and associates, including Anne Hamblett and Colin McCahon. Her landscape paintings often explored industrial themes, and this thread ran throughout her oeuvre. Lusk moved to Christchurch in the 1940s, balancing art making with family life. She later became a lecturer at Ilam School of Fine Arts, where she was an influential teacher. Lusk continued painting throughout her life. Lagoon Rakaia Mouth, 1956, is a landscape work of finely attuned composition. Lusk has approached the work in a measured and uncomplicated way, balancing areas of tight detail and gestural openness with stylistic flair and technical nous.
1916 – 1990
Artist, potter, and influential teacher, Doris Lusk left an indelible mark on the art and culture of 20th Century New Zealand art. Lusk trained in Dunedin in the 1930s, developing a rich understanding of landscape painting under the tutelage of R.N. Field. She made frequent trips to paint landscapes in Central Otago, often with friends and associates, including Anne Hamblett and Colin McCahon. Her landscape paintings often explored industrial themes, and this thread ran throughout her oeuvre. Lusk moved to Christchurch in the 1940s, balancing art making with family life. She later became a lecturer at Ilam School of Fine Arts, where she was an influential teacher. Lusk continued painting throughout her life. Lagoon Rakaia Mouth, 1956, is a landscape work of finely attuned composition. Lusk has approached the work in a measured and uncomplicated way, balancing areas of tight detail and gestural openness with stylistic flair and technical nous.
Provenance
Private Collection, Auckland, NZExhibitions
The Group Show 56, 3 - 18 November 1956, The Art Gallery Durham Street, Christchurch, New ZealandPleiades: Seven Sisters of New Zealand Painting, 17 July - 3 August 2019, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Revisiting Modernism, 27 September - 14 October 2023, Gow Langsford Gallery, Kitchener St, Auckland, NZ