BC050

Mimosa and Fruit

Still life. Yellow and green mass in white vase. Five circular shapes, one on white ground. Background divided by broken horizontal in upper part of canvas, divided vertically into planes of ochre (L) and terracotta (R).

Date
1968 1970
Object type
painting
Medium and materials
oil on card
Dimensions
330x255mm
Place Made
France
Inscriptions

LL green brush point H Scales

Verso pencil (not in artist's hand) Mimosa + Fruit 332 x 255mm C/1968/70 Flora Scales Yellow Auckland City Art Gallery sticker 32 1968

Details
Provenance

Purchased by Michael Smither from Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand, exhibition, Helen F V Scales, 1975-1976 when it toured to Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth. New Zealand, March 1976

Private sale, Auckland, New Zealand, 1980s

Current Collection

Private Collection

Current Location

Auckland, New Zealand

General notes

Title and date supplied by artist for Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand, exhibition, Helen F V Scales, 1975-1976. Listed as artwork no. 32 in this exhibition.

In answer to questionnaire sent by B. de Lange 1983, original owner wrote: “I like it - its a good strong work...quite a bit of scraping back and some dry brush work.”

Pale vase resembles that used in Anemones [BC051] from similar time.

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Acknowledgments

Photos by Sam Hartnett