Rita Angus, 'Cleopatra' - Print Book files and small chisels

files and small chisels

She is writing a book on the history of the island of Ulbha (Ulva) in the Scottish Hebrides

spanning the 1960s to today

But clever Māui catches the best fish of all

paring it back to essentials

Rita Angus, 'Cleopatra' - Print Book files and small chiselsRita Angus (1908 1970) studied at the Canterbury College School of Art from 1927 1933. In the early 1930s she developed a distinctive painting style, characterised by bold colour and clean, clear lines. Best known for her portraiture and landscapes, Angus work was strongly shaped by her pacifist and feminist beliefs. Over a period of 40 years she produced a remarkable body of oil paintings and watercolours, helping to shape a modern school of art in