The Promised Land

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Title

The Promised Land

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Description

oil on canvas 1045 x 1475 x 33 mm - (u.l.) "McCahon Feb Aug'48"; (u.c.) "The Promised Land" McCahon, in a rare example of self-portraiture, includes himself in this painting. He stands in place of the prophet Moses; the hills of Nelson, with Golden Bay inset, are his Israel. The title of the painting hangs in the sky as if it were an utterance f...

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Date created

Aug 1948

Creator

Colin McCahon

URL

https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/7236

Related subjects

hills / Christianity / religious art / religious symbolism / symbols / text / handwriting / candles / jugs / self-portraits / sand / coastlines / seas / huts / Painting

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