NZ & International Fine Art Wednesday, 22 March 2023 - 6:00 PM start
E. Mervyn Taylor (1906 - 1964) - Tangihanga
Realised: $5,500 plus premium
Lot Details
E. Mervyn Taylor (1906 - 1964) Tangihanga wood engraving ed. 10 signed (lower right) 20 x 14cm Literature: Illustrated on page 60 of 'E. Mervyn Taylor: Artist Craftsman" by Bryan James, "Tangihanga, a 1947 beech engraving for Taina. Tangihanga is the mourning for the dead. On some occasions women would ritually cut arms, chests and thighs, often with obsidian or shells. The engraving shows a young widow who has cut herself with a shell on hearing of her loved ones death. Illustration for Taina by G M Henderson the Winfield Press 1948 page 39
