Gallery label
A New Zealand narrative painter takes up Judith at the start of a survey spanning four decades, placing the story inside a sustained argument about local identity.
Look closely
The survey confirms the work's title and date but does not publish enough object data for responsible visual description. The gap is stated rather than decorated away.
Why this Judith matters
The record establishes a New Zealand Judith tradition even where detailed metadata has not traveled. Milford Galleries lists this title and a same-year Street View entry separately; their exact relationship remains unresolved.
Sources for this record:Dealer survey listing two separately titled entries ↗
“A New Zealand narrative painter takes up Judith at the start of a survey spanning four decades, placing the story inside a sustained argument about local identity.”
Narrative index
Primary catalogue placement: afterlife of the story, Judith 13:6–16. The index organizes comparison; it does not claim that every visual detail comes from those verses or that the work touches only one episode.