This beautiful book reveals and illuminates New Zealand's vast national art collection.

400 artworks in full colour, many never reproduced before. The book spans the entire collection, from early European prints to contemporary acquisitions. International artworks by Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrecht Durer, Marcel Duchamp, Barbara Hepworth, Natalie Goncharova and Robert Mapplethorpe.

Alongside masterpieces from some of NZ's most significant and best-loved artists - Charles Goldie, Rita Angus, Ralph Hotere, Colin McCahon, Frances Hodgkins, Bill Hammond, Shane Cotton and Yvonne Todd.

Each artwork accompanied by a mini-essay from an expert art historian. NOT derived from Icons Nga Taonga.

About the Author

Editor William McAloon is Curator, Historical New Zealand Art at Te Papa. A writer and critic, he has written or contributed to a number of books on NZ art including Rita Angus: Life and Vision