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Harry Sangl
Harry Sangl was born in Prague (1922) and moved to New Zealand in 1969, he was initially a portrait painter but upon moving here he became fascinated by the New Zealand colours and cloud formations.
He became recognised for his landscapes and portraits during the 1970's and 1980's, in particular he was recognised for his oil paintings depicting Maori woman with Moko. He created 34 wonderful portraits that were collected in the Book “The Blue Privilege: The Last Tattooed Maori Woman, Te Kuia Moko”.
34 of these works were sold in 1993 and have not been found. This is a rare opportunity to purchase one of his portraits which is a tribute to an orginal work by Goldie.
For an excellent history told in person by the artist please visit culturalicons.co.nz/55-harry-sangl/