Victory over death 2, 1970
| Record number | cm001502 |
| Title | Victory over death 2 |
| Date | 1970 |
| Medium | synthetic polymer paint |
| Support | unstretched canvas |
| Dimensions | 2075 x 5977 mm |
| Inscriptions | VICTORY OVER DEATH. 2. (brushpoint, b.l.); THE WAY THE TRUTH & LIFE. / MURIWAI. FEB. '70 McCAHON. (brushpoint, b.c.) |
| Collection | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| Credit line | Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1978 |
| Accession number | 79.1436 |
| Extended inscriptions |
AM I 'Now my soul is in turmoil and what have I to say? Father, save me from this hour. No, it was for this that I came to this hour 'Father, glorify your name.' A voice sounded from heaven. 'I HAVE GLORIFIED IT, AND I WILL GLORIFY IT AGAIN.' 'The light is among you still, but not for long. Go on your way while you have the light so that darkness may not over- take you. He who journeys in the dark does not know where he is going. I AM The crowd standing by said it was thunder, while others said, 'An angel has spoken to him.' Jesus replied, 'This voice spoke for your sake, not mine.' the light is among you While you have the light, trust to the light, that you may become men of light.' 'My way is Known to you.' |
| Exhibition history |
1970 Auckland: Colin McCahon: Recent Paintings: Victory Over Death, or, Practical Religion, Barry Lett Galleries, 2-15 March 1970, cat. no. 4 (as Victory over death. The way the truth, the life). 1972 Auckland: Colin McCahon/a survey exhibition, Auckland City Art Gallery, 7 March-21 April 1972, cat. no. 69. 1972 Wellington: [Victory over death 2], Peter McLeavey Gallery, May 1972. 1972 Christchurch: Colin McCahon paintings, CSA Gallery, 14 October-3 November 1972. 1973 Dusseldorf: Europa Gallery, Melbourne at Internationalen markt für aktuel kunst 1973, 29 September–7 October 1973, cat. no. 65, DM 21,000. 1988 Auckland: Colin McCahon: Gates and Journeys, Auckland City Art Gallery, 11 November 1988–26 February 1989, cat. no. V3. 1996 Amsterdam: Under Capricorn. The World Over. Art in the Age of Globalisation, Stedelijk Museum, 28 June–18 August 1996. 2002 Amsterdam: Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith, Stedelijk Museum, 30 August–10 November 2002. 2007 Launceston: Colin McCahon: A National Gallery of Australia Focus Exhibition, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, 16 June–2 September 2007. |
| Notes | The text is John 12:27-31, 35-36, from the New English Bible. |