The rich man will disappear, 1969
Record number
cm000295
Title
The rich man will disappear
Date
1969
Medium
conté
Support
paper
Dimensions
1556 x 548 mm (s)
Inscriptions
James 1. Practical Religion (conté crayon, b.l.); Colin McCahon '69 / Sept 5 (conté crayon, b.r.)
Collection
Extended inscriptions
the rich man / will disappear / like the flower / of the field; / once the sun is up / with its scorching heat / the flower withers, / its petals fall, and / what was lovely is / lost forever
lost
so shall the rich man wither / away as he goes about his / business
lost
so shall the rich man wither / away as he goes about his / business
Exhibition history
1969 Written paintings and drawings: Colin McCahon
Barry Lett Galleries
Auckland
6/10/1969 - 17/10/1969
Notes
The text, with slight modifications, is James 1:11, from the New English Bible.