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NameLo negro sobre lo oro
ProductionRalph Hotere; artist; 1992; New Zealand
Classificationpaintings
Materialsgold leaf, glass, enamel paint, wood
Materials Summarymixed media on glass
DimensionsFrame: 998mm (width), 1095mm (height), 51mm (depth)
Registration Number1997-0003-1
Credit linePurchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Curator Ian Wedde has commented on the ‘sense of deep spirituality’ in Hotere’s work, and ‘the many elegant and meticulous ways in which he has claimed the colour black as his signature’.