A A DEANS OIL PAINTING. ENTITLED ORARI GORGE 1967 AN EARLY ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING BY THIS FAMOUS NZ SOUTH ISLAND ARTIST WHO WAS BASED IN CANTERBURY FOR MOST OF HIS LONG LIFE. SIZE OF PAINTING 220mmx340mm : FRAME SIZE 420mmx530mm IT IS AN ATTRACTIVE WORK WHICH CAPTURES THE ATMOSPHERE & COLOUR HUES OF THE LOCATION . A SPECIALITY OF THE ARTIST *PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PAINT SURFACE HAS A ROUGH FINISH BUT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A DEANS FAMILY MEMBER THAT THIS WAS DELIBERATE AS THE ARTIST ADDED SAND TO HIS OIL PAINTS TO GIVE THEM GREATER BODY TEXTURE. THE ARTIST WAS A WINNER OF MANY AWARDS ,INC KELLIGHER PRIZE & HIS WORKS ARE HELD IN MOST MAJOR NZ ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS INC TE PAPA