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1910 - 1998. Known for: Painting.
Over the course of his career, Toss Woollaston completed several works depicting Tasman Bay. The final of these is a sublime oil on canvas from the early 1990s, which stands out as an absolute gem of... Read full biography
Over the course of his career, Toss Woollaston completed several works depicting Tasman Bay. The final of these is a sublime oil on canvas from the early 1990s, which stands out as an absolute gem of the artist's late period of production. Woollaston was 80 years old when he painted this as a gift... Read full biography
Over the course of his career, Toss Woollaston completed several works depicting Tasman Bay. The final of these is a sublime oil on canvas from the early 1990s, which stands out as an absolute gem of the artist's late period of production. Woollaston was 80 years old when he painted this as a gift for his partner Anne. The work's treatment of color and perspective is captivating. Herein, we encounter an upwards vision of surging cerulean lyricism, one which hints towards the ethereal and seems... Read full biography
Over the course of his career, Toss Woollaston completed several works depicting Tasman Bay. The final of these is a sublime oil on canvas from the early 1990s, which stands out as an absolute gem of the artist's late period of production. Woollaston was 80 years old when he painted this as a gift for his partner Anne. The work's treatment of color and perspective is captivating. Herein, we encounter an upwards vision of surging cerulean lyricism, one which hints towards the ethereal and seems to whisper something of the past 60 years of painting. Rejecting the panoramic quality and sprawling aerial perspective he so frequently drew on, the artist has instead opted to poise the viewer in front of, almost on the edge of, this painting. For... Read full biography
Over the course of his career, Toss Woollaston completed several works depicting Tasman Bay. The final of these is a sublime oil on canvas from the early 1990s, which stands out as an absolute gem of the artist's late period of production. Woollaston was 80 years old when he painted this as a gift for his partner Anne. The work's treatment of color and perspective is captivating. Herein, we encounter an upwards vision of surging cerulean lyricism, one which hints towards the ethereal and seems to whisper something of the past 60 years of painting. Rejecting the panoramic quality and sprawling aerial perspective he so frequently drew on, the artist has instead opted to poise the viewer in front of, almost on the edge of, this painting. For Woollaston, this approach is one of relative restraint: it brings into focus a tightly-constructed composition and leads the ey... Read full biography
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