Venus and re-entry: the bleeding heart of Jesus is seen above Ahipara, 1970
Record number
cm000995
Title
Venus and re-entry: the bleeding heart of Jesus is seen above Ahipara
Date
1970 - 1971
Medium
synthetic polymer paint
Support
unstretched canvas
Dimensions
1480 x 1840 mm
Inscriptions
VENUS AND REENTRY / THE BLEEDING HEART OF JESUS / IS SEEN ABOVE AHIPARA. (pen and ink, b.l.); McCahon JUNE 70 FEB.71. (brushpoint and pen and ink, b.c.); VENUS & REENTRY COLIN McCAHON '70-'71 (on reverse)
Credit line
Centenary Collection
Accession number
71/6
Exhibition history
1971 Centenary Collection: Contemporary New Zealand painting 1971
Manawatu Art Gallery
Palmerston North
3/1971 -
1972 Colin McCahon: A Survey Exhibition
Auckland City Art Gallery
Auckland
7/3/1972 - 23/4/1972
1972 Manawatu Centenary Collection
Robert McDougall Art Gallery
Christchurch
18/2/1972 - 13/3/1972
2010 Credo and Quest: A selective survey of Religion and Spirituality in New Zealand Art
Whangarei Art Museum
Whangarei
15/11/2010 - 9/1/2011
2012 Dark Sky
Adam Art Gallery
Wellington
1/5/2012 - 8/7/2012