{"id":351641,"date":"2026-03-28T03:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/351641\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T03:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:39:08","slug":"architect-sir-miles-warren-artworks-at-webbs-auction-to-support-ohinetahi-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/351641\/","title":{"rendered":"Architect Sir Miles Warren artworks at Webb\u2019s auction to support \u014chinetahi estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">\u014chinetahi Charitable Trust chair Sarah Smith said the sale would help ensure the site\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Sir Miles Warren at \u014chinetahi. Photo \/ \u014chinetahi Charitable Trust\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Sir Miles Warren at \u014chinetahi. Photo \/ \u014chinetahi Charitable Trust<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPreserving and enhancing a property of this calibre is a continual undertaking. To help fund this ongoing work, the trust is offering a selection of artworks from the substantial \u014chinetahi collection,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe proceeds will support essential maintenance, future improvements, and the continued sharing of this remarkable place with the public. Making space within the on-site gallery will also allow for refreshed, curated displays, including a focused presentation of Sir Miles Warren\u2019s watercolours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">Among the works is Protective Helmet (1962) by Pat Hanly, a rare surviving piece from the artist\u2019s Massacre of the Innocents series. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The gardens at \u014chinetahi are considered to be internationally significant. Photo \/ Jane Ussher\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The gardens at \u014chinetahi are considered to be internationally significant. Photo \/ Jane Ussher<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">Of the 35 paintings produced in a seven-week period, most were later destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">The collection also includes Bill Hammond\u2019s Wishbone Ash Stash 2, Cornwall Road (2011), described as part of one of the artist\u2019s final major series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">Warren had close relationships with many leading New Zealand artists, particularly in post-war Christchurch, and his collection reflects \u201cthat network of shared ambition, intellectual exchange and mutual respect\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Lot 58, Bill Hammond, Webb's Wishbone Ash  Stash 2, Cornwall Road, has an estimated value of between $360,000 and $500,000. Photo \/ Jane Ussher\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Lot 58, Bill Hammond, Webb&#8217;s Wishbone Ash  Stash 2, Cornwall Road, has an estimated value of between $360,000 and $500,000. Photo \/ Jane Ussher<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">John Coop, managing director of Warren and Mahoney, said the works had been carefully chosen and would continue to shape new spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe hope the many pieces within the collection, chosen with such care, find wonderful new homes and go on to enhance new rooms, spaces and places in ways Miles would have appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"jcUtdRSv\" style=\"display:none\">The wider catalogue includes works by major New Zealand and international artists, with highlights toured across Queenstown, Wellington and Christchurch ahead of the Auckland auction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u014chinetahi Charitable Trust chair Sarah Smith said the sale would help ensure the site\u2019s future. 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