Watercolours and pencil drawings of orchids published in Brian Tyler’s 'Bruce Irwin’s drawings of New Zealand orchids'

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Watercolours and pencil drawings of orchids published in Brian Tyler’s 'Bruce Irwin’s drawings of New Zealand orchids'

item details

NameWatercolours and pencil drawings of orchids published in Brian Tyler’s 'Bruce Irwin’s drawings of New Zealand orchids'

ProductionJames Irwin; artist; 1944-1957; New Zealand

ClassificationDrawings, watercolours

Materialspaper, graphite pencil, paper

Techniquesfreehand drawing, painting

Registration NumberCA001371

Credit lineGift of Ian Michael St George, 2023

Overview

28 watercolour paintings of orchids, corresponding to the plates in Bruce Irwin’s drawings of New Zealand orchids (Brian Tyler, 2007).

Watercolours and pencil drawings of orchids published in Brian Tyler’s 'Bruce Irwin’s drawings of New Zealand orchids' | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa