Beaches in art

T.A. McCormack, Afternoon light, watercolour on paper, about 1929. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936. Te Papa (1936-0012-233)

Frances Hodgkins, Girl on the beach, watercolour on paper, 1900. Gift of Gerald Fergussen, 1950. Te Papa (1950-0014-1)

Maud Sherwood, The beach, Capri, watercolour and pencil on paper, about 1930. Gift of Mrs T.W. McDonald and Mrs W.J. Hutchison, the artist's sister and niece, 1960. Te Papa (1960-0007-4)

William Cooch, Houghton Bay, woodcut, 1932. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936. Te Papa (1936-0012-271)

Colin McCahon, French Bay, Titirangi, watercolour on paper, 1955. Purchased 1983 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. © Courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust. Te Papa (1983-0018-3)