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Accession No 2008.60.294
Name/Title PAINTING; The Swamp, Matuapa
Brief Description Framed acrylic paint on canvas by Nan Reid, of wetlands between Taupo and Turangi, titled, on the reverse "The Swamp, Matuapa" and inscribed "To John Crisp / Pink swamp / Turangi / Taupo Rd."

It is an autumn scene with bullrushes and a tree in the foreground, central plateau mountains and sky in the background. It is encased in a cream-painted pine wood frame with a narrow white stripe inside the inner edge, no glass and a fabric backing.
Classification Painting/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Reid, Nan I
Primary Prod Date 1960s
Primary Prod Period 20th century
Primary Prod Place Aotearoa/New Zealand
Measurement Reading 52cm
67.5cm
Signature/Marks TO JOHN CHRISP / PINK SWAMP / TURANGI / TAUPO ROAD
Collection Josephine Duncan Collection
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