Out of the same mouth come praises and curses , 1969
Record number
cm000950
Title
Out of the same mouth come praises and curses
Date
1969
Medium
conté
Support
paper
Dimensions
1548 x 537 mm (s)
Inscriptions
James 3. Practical Religion. (conté crayon, b.l.-b.c.); Colin McCahon Sept 8 '69 (conté crayon, b.r.)
Collection
Extended inscriptions
Out of the / same mouth / come praises / and curses
can / a / fig / tree / yield / olives / or / a / vine / figs? /
no more does salt / water yield fresh
can / a / fig / tree / yield / olives / or / a / vine / figs? /
no more does salt / water yield fresh
Exhibition history
1969 Written paintings and drawings: Colin McCahon
Barry Lett Galleries
Auckland
6/10/1969 - 17/10/1969
Notes
The text, with slight modifications, is James 3:10-12, from The New English Bible.