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Boats, Island Bay  1968	View from Tinakori Road  1966-67	Before demolition  circa 1966-67
Boats, Island Bay  circa 1965	At Suzy’s Coffee Lounge  1967	Self-portrait  1967-68
Spring, Thorndon  circa 1962	Garden with magnolia tree and house  circa 1962	The artist’s studio  circa 1962
Still-life  1961-62	Self-portrait with fruit  1960-61	Wellington sketchbook  1960s
Island Bay sketchbook  circa 1968

Self-portrait with Fruit

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Rita Angus shows herself at the heart of her Wellington environment in this watercolour. Her house and magnolia tree appear at the top right, and a painting of the city sits on an easel below. Angus is framed by flowers and plants, and her pale features make her look like a marble statue.

Self-portrait with fruit has a connection with the earlier goddess paintings. Like them, it celebrates a mystical female world of creativity, spirituality, and peace.