NZ & International Fine Art - Part One Wednesday, 3 June 2020 - 6:00 PM start
Melvin (Pat) Day - Egypt
Realised: $13,000 plus premium
Lot Details
Melvin (Pat) Day (1923-2016) Egypt oil and encaustic on canvas signed and dated 'Day 68' (upper right) 152 x 121cm Provenance Private collection, Wellington Literature Gregory O'Brien & Mark Hutchins-Pond, Melvin Day Artist (Wellington 2019) p. 136. This painting depicts an Egyptian tomb door at the British Museum. It was produced while Melvyn & Oroya Day were living in London, before returning New Zealand to become Art Director at the NZ National Art Gallery, Wellington.
