Emily Jackson (1909-1993)
Emily Jackson painted expressionistic New Zealand landscapes and fluid abstracts from the 1950s to the 1990s. Most of her work sold at her almost annual exhibitions but the family has now released the works below for sale.
Emily was a teacher, a wife, and a mother of five, who found little time to devote to her passion for painting until her children had grown up. By then she was based in Auckland, where she was taught by Arthur Hipwell, Jan Nigro, Cyril Whiteoak, and Louise Henderson, and mentored by Colin McCahon.
Her landscapes vividly evoke regions in New Zealand from Northland in winter to Otago’s Rock and Pillar Ranges in summer and from Taranaki to the Waioeka Gorge. At a fleeting glance they might seem to resemble the work of Toss Woollaston but to her many admirers her colours, compositions, technique, and emotional concentration are far more intense.
For her own voice, in letters and journals, and for a record of exhibitions, reviews, and awards, see Emily Jackson: A Painter’s Landscape, edited by Bronwen Nicholson, foreword by Greg O’Brien (Pokeno: Atuanui Press, 2016), and for excerpts and tributes please explore this website.
Paintings are ordered chronologically and the medium is acrylic on board, unless otherwise stated.
Prices range from $800 to $5000.
