Wayne Bowden; Toss WOOLLASTON; 1968; 499
Wayne Bowden
About this objectA head and shoulders ink sketch of a male, Wayne Bowden, in three quarter view.
Maker Date Made1968
Medium and MaterialsInk on paper
Place Made Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsNew Zealand/South Island/West Coast/Greymouth
Subject and Association Description
Portraiture continued as an important element in Toss Woollaston's work and he developed it throughout his career. He stated that he observed the subject, "sometimes for quite a long time, till I find their most natural attitudes and movements. I do not copy their actual physical movements...but I have a rich means of suggesting them - the lean and tilt of the different planes and volumes in contrasting directions..." (Barnett, 1991, p.67). These suggestions of physical appearance and underlying personality were achieved in quick and spontaneous compositions, displaying the dramatic energy of his style.
After signing Peter McLeavey as his dealer in 1966, Woollaston was finally able to make a comfortable living from his art and by 1968 had moved back to Riwaka and the lanscapes he enjoyed so much.
Woollaston Davies Collection
Credit LineGifted by the artist in 1979
Object Type Object number499
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