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b. 1940 -

Barry Lett is a leading figure in New Zealand’s art scene. In 1965, a year after graduating from Elam School of Fine Art, he founded Barry Lett Galleries – an iconic establishment that served as a premier, innovative art dealership in New Zealand at the time.

Over the years, Lett has built up an almost iconic reputation for his dog sculptures executed in wood or stone. He returned to painting in 2009, experimenting with the reassemblage of sawn timber to create unique paintings characterised by their flattened form. A keen conservationalist, he often includes recurring bird imagery in his artwork.

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    • BARRY LETT, Untitled, Graphite on cotton
      Feb. 26, 2020

      BARRY LETT, Untitled, Graphite on cotton

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      Signed & dated 2012

      International Art Centre
    • BARRY LETT (New Zealander, born 1940)
      Sep. 16, 2014

      BARRY LETT (New Zealander, born 1940)

      Est: $6,500 - $8,500

      A Full Set of Barry Lett Multiples with printed insert 1968: i) Don Binney (1940-2012) Pacific Frigate Bird ii) Robert Ellis (born 1929) Motorways iii) Ralph Hotere (1931-2013) Red on Black iv) Milan Mrkusich (born 1925) Passive Element v) Michael Smither (born 1939) Wave Invading Rock Pool vi) Gordon Walters (1919-1995) Tawa vii) Mervyn Williams (born 1940) Midas finds his Soul viii) Michael Illingworth (1932-1988) Tawera ix) Patrick Hanly (1932-2004) Inside the Garden x) Colin McCahon (1919-1987) North Otago Landscape xi) Ross Ritchie (born 1941) Three xii) Toss Woollaston (1910-1998) Patrick Lucas 12 screenprints 56 x 46cm (each)

      Leonard Joel
    • Barry Lett Galleries invitation to Colin McCahon
      Feb. 27, 2013

      Barry Lett Galleries invitation to Colin McCahon

      Est: -

      Barry Lett Galleries invitation to Colin McCahon exhibition with pen drawings of exhibition by an unknown hand, 1968 Artist Unknown

      International Art Centre
    • Barry Lett Head 530mm x 530mm
      Aug. 25, 2011

      Barry Lett Head 530mm x 530mm

      Est: $200 - $500

      Barry Lett Head 530mm x 530mm

      Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
    • Barry Lett Lost Birds II oil on board title
      Oct. 16, 2007

      Barry Lett Lost Birds II oil on board title

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Barry Lett Lost Birds II oil on board title inscribed, signed and dated 2003 1200mm x 675mm The first thing that jumps out from this panel once one has been absorbed in its radiating ground of technicolour wash, is the motif of the bird as spelled through the text. Referred to by artists throughout the New Zealand art trajectory, from Colin McCahon to Michael Parekowhai, it can be said that the bird echoes throughout New Zealand's art consciousness with calls of guardianship and protection, Maori spiritualism - in the form of the godwit, and ecological responsibility. The idea that the birds are lost carries with it other implications as to the state of the aforementioned, however, there is a pun here in that the birds are also lost visually in the text. The form this text takes, however, is perhaps the most captivating part of this work. It is an animated arena of forms that duck and dive in and out of one another - like a Muppet show music video - a delightful visual kaleidoscope that entertains and involves the viewer in exploring the formal qualities of language as a primarily visual form of communication. Barry Lett is a leading figure in art in New Zealand. As founder of Barry Lett Galleries, a father and artist in his own right he has contributed over 40 years to the cause. IK

      Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
    • Motorways 1968 - from the Barry Lett Multiples Robert Ellis
      Aug. 29, 2006

      Motorways 1968 - from the Barry Lett Multiples Robert Ellis

      Est: -

      Motorways 1968 - from the Barry Lett Multiples Robert Ellis

      International Art Centre
    • Frigate Bird 1968 - from the Barry Lett Multiples Don Binney
      Aug. 29, 2006

      Frigate Bird 1968 - from the Barry Lett Multiples Don Binney

      Est: -

      Frigate Bird 1968 - from the Barry Lett Multiples Don Binney

      International Art Centre
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