Gordon Walters

Gordon Walters (1919-1995) was a pioneer of modernist abstract painting in New Zealand. Walters is best known for his geometric abstract Koru works, whose unique stylisation of the Māori koru motif developed out of a phase of experimentation in the 1950s.

Selected works

Works owned by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki include:

• Then, 1980, silkscreen (246KB)
• Rauponga, 1983, screenprint (201KB)
• Kahu, 1977, screenprint (136KB)
• Amoka, 1972, screenprint (247KB)
• Tamaki, 1983, screenprint (257KB)

External links

• Art New Zealand: The Enigma of Gordon Walters' Art
• Victoria University: Gordon Walters Prints + Design
• Auckland Art Gallery: Gordon Walters Prints + Design
• Auckland Art Gallery: Gordon Walters Prints + Design image downloads
• Christchurch Art Gallery: Infosheet on Untitled, 1985 (pdf)
• Christchurch Art Gallery: Infosheet on Untitled (Koru Series), 1981 (pdf)