93. Raymond Ching
Kiri Te Kanawa
Watercolour
62 x 55 cm
Signed. Inscribed Kiri verso
Fetched $5,000
Relative Size: Kiri Te Kanawa
Relative size

Provenance: Private Collection, Auckland

Illustrated p. 101 The Art of Raymond Ching, Paintings & Drawings 1972 - 1979. Peter Hansard, William Collins Publishers, 1980

The artist and now internationally acclaimed opera singer, Miss Kiri Te Kanawa, first met in London in the late sixties. Embarking on what was to become common working practice, Ching carried out a large number of drawings during several sittings and developed the painting itself later, in his studio.

Text p. 100 The Art of Raymond Ching, Paintings & Drawings 1972 - 1979. Peter Hansard, William Collins Publishers, 1980

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