Linemen

 

New Zealand Forest Products 4

Linemen - 2008

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic, silkscreen and lacquer on board

$1500

Chatham Island Black Robin

 

New Zealand Forest Products 3

Chatham Island Black Robin - 2008

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic, silkscreen and lacquer on board

$1500 SOLD

Forward Observer

 

New Zealand Forest Products 2

Forward Observer - 2008

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic, silkscreen and lacquer on board

$1500

Fallow Deer

 

New Zealand Forest Products 1

Fallow Deer - 2008

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic, silkscreen and lacquer on board

$1500

The Lion

 

‘The Lion’

Portrait of Charles Upham V.C. and bar (1908 - !994)

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic on hessian on board

$2500

Charles Upham
VICTORIA CROSS AND BAR


Acknowledged widely as the outstanding New Zealand soldier of the Second World War, Captain Charles Upham remains the only combatant soldier to have received the Victoria Cross and Bar (awarded to members of the armed forces of the Commonwealth for exceptional bravery). In Crete in May 1941, and the Western Desert in July 1942, Upham distinguished himself with displays of ‘nerveless competence’

The Boss

 

The Boss’

Portrait of Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B.,

K.B.E., D.C.O. and three bars (1889 – 1963)

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic on hessian on board

$2500

Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO and three Bars , arguably New Zealand's most famous soldier and military commander, also served as Governor-General of New Zealand. He became an officer in the British Army in World War I, during which he won the Victoria Cross and became one of the British Empire's most highly decorated soldiers during the Second World War, he commanded the New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force in the Battle of Crete, the North African Campaign and the Battle of Monte Cassino

The Garbo of the Skies

 

The Garbo of the Skies’

Portrait of Jean Batten (1909 – 1982)

Rudolf Boelee

Acrylic on hessian on board

$2500 SOLD

Jean Batten
Hine-o-te-Rangi: Daughter of the skies


She was the manifestation of triumph and hope against the odds through the dark days of the depression. In 1934 she smashed by six days Amy Johnson’s flight time between England and Australia. The following year she was the first woman to make the return flight. In 1936 she made the first ever direct flight between England and New Zealand and then the fastest ever trans-Tasman flight. Jean Batten was the ‘Garbo of the Skies’. She stood for adventure, daring, exploration and glamour. In her time Jean Batten was one of the most famous people in the world.