Joseph Mayclair Oil on Board Paintings New Zealand

A pair of framed oil on board paintings of New Zealand landscapes by Whangarei artist Joseph Richard (Jack) Mayclair Jr. (1906-1947). Signed lower right. Heavy cosmetic wear and tear to the paintings. Please study the photos and ask for more if needed. Dimensions: 58.5 x 26.5 cm Joseph junior along with his wife spent most of their time traveling the country on foot, painting as they went, with the sole aim “of accomplishing their philosophy of life.” Interviewed by a reporter for the local paper in Stratford in 1941, the artist said they had traveled thus far over 400 miles on foot pulling all their belongings behind them in their hand-drawn caravan. He told the reporter “our wish is to live our own simple life in the way we want to…money has no interest to us. I suppose I could commercialize the idea, but I don’t want to. We are simple people and we dislike our privacy invaded. My wife and I want only enough to live a simple life that allows us to go on painting”. Joseph Richard Mayclair junior was the quintessential itinerant artist. His account of his and his wife’s wandering and painting life, roaming the countryside at leisure, stopping to paint any picturesque vie...more

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