page_title: Colin McCahon
hierarchical_section_title: Colin McCahon
caption_attribution_description: English: a pencil drawing of Colin McCahon
context_page_description: Colin John McCahon was a prominent New Zealand artist whose work over forty-five years consisted of various styles including landscape, figuration, abstraction and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus, McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New Zealand in the mid twentieth century. He is regarded as New Zealand's most important modern artist, particularly in his landscape work.
context_section_description: Colin John McCahon (1 August 1919 – 27 May 1987) was a prominent New Zealand artist whose work over forty-five years consisted of various styles including landscape, figuration, abstraction and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus, McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New Zealand in the mid twentieth century. He is regarded as New Zealand's most important modern artist, particularly in his landscape work.
caption: A pencil drawing of Colin McCahon by Allan Mollison (2009)
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