Colin McCahon
The flight from Egypt, 1980
synthetic polymer paint on paper
6 panels, each 731 x 1104mm
each 765 x 1140 x 30mm framed
each 765 x 1140 x 30mm framed
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Inscriptions 1: 1 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: WHEN DO WE START. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.) 2: 2 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: the Desert. (b.l.-b.c.);...
Inscriptions
1: 1 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: WHEN DO WE START. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
2: 2 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: the Desert. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
3: 3 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: a big tree offers shade. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
4: 4 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: WHEN DO WE GET THERE (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
5: 5 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: I AM TIRED. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
6: 6 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: arrival: is THIS the PROMISED LAND - (b.l.-b.r.)
1: 1 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: WHEN DO WE START. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
2: 2 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: the Desert. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
3: 3 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: a big tree offers shade. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
4: 4 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: WHEN DO WE GET THERE (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
5: 5 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: I AM TIRED. (b.l.-b.c.); C. McC. FEB '80 (b.r.)
6: 6 (brushpoint, t.r.); the flight from Egypt: arrival: is THIS the PROMISED LAND - (b.l.-b.r.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Auckland, New ZealandExhibitions
CSA Centennial Exhibition, CSA Gallery, Christchurch, 6/9/1980 - 25/9/1980
Colin McCahon New Works, Peter Webb Gallery, Auckland, 18/2/1980 - 7/3/1980
Colin McCahon: Singular Vision, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, 16/2/1983 - 16/3/1983
Colin McCahon: Gates and Journeys, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, 11/11/1988 - 26/2/1989
Toi Toi Toi: Drei Kunstlergenerationen aux Nueseeland, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, 23/1/1999 - 5/4/1999
Colin McCahon, 22 February - 18 March 2023, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Colin McCahon: A Journey, 23 November 2024 - 25 January 2025, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand