O let us weep

1969

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Record Number cm001590
Title O let us weep
Date 1969
Series Title The April paintings: O let us weep
Medium acrylic
Support 4 hardboard panels
Dimensions each panel: 610mm x 609mm
Signature and Date 1: McCahon April 1969 (brushpoint, l.l.)
2: McCahon April 1969. (brushpoint, l.l.)
3: McCahon April '69 (brushpoint, l.r.)
4: McCahon April 1969 (brushpoint, l.r.)

Extended Inscriptions 1: McCahon April 1969 (brushpoint, l.l.)
O LET US WEEP. I. (u.l.)
2: McCahon April 1969. (brushpoint, l.l.)
O LET US WEEP. II. (u.l.)
3: McCahon April '69 (brushpoint, l.r.)
O LET US WEEP. III. (u.l.)
4: McCahon April 1969 (brushpoint, l.r.)
O LET US WEEP. IV (u.l.)
verso each panel: O let us weep Colin McCahon The April Paintings 1969. No (1-4) of a series of four

Collection Bank of New Zealand Collection
Comments The April and June Paintings are 'groupings' of smaller discrete series or sets e.g. 'O let us weep'. These sets are, in effect, single works which have been sold as such. One exception seems to be 'Let us go back to Judea' which may have had as many as 10 elements, and which spans both the April and June groupings.
1. The April and June Paintings are 'groupings' of smaller discrete series or sets e.g. 'O let us weep'. These sets are, in effect, single works which have been sold as such. One exception seems to be 'Let us go back to Judea' which may have had as many as 10 elements, and which spans both the April and June groupings.