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Painting out the Past: ISBN: 9781877361760 Release: October 2008 NZ Non-fiction, Art, Biography Format: Paperback RRP: NZ$44.99 |
‘… somewhere between dream and wish,
between nostalgia and hope.’
Ian Wedde
Painting Out the Past celebrates the life and work of New Zealand artist, Patricia France (1911–95). Here is an arresting, beautifully illustrated biography that traces the lifetime of this fascinating, remarkable woman.
During the late 1920s, Patricia travelled through Europe but upon her return to New Zealand struggled to find a place for herself in Auckland society. After many difficult years she went on to establish herself as a successful painter.
Most at home in the company of artists, poets, sculptors and actors, Patricia regularly corresponded with Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston, exhibited her work with Ralph Hotere and Anna Caselberg, and acted as patron to the many young artists who visited her gracious Highgate home. In her later years she stoically ignored the onset of blindness, and triumphed over her earlier life by ‘painting out the past’.
Painting Out the Past showcases Patricia’s captivating and impressionistic paintings along with photographs and extracts from her extensive correspondence.
