West Coast Tree

West Coast Tree is an original acrylic on canvas (255 × 255 mm) by New Zealand artist Max Thomson. A single tree stands alone against a turbulent sky — dark, full-canopied, its roots lost in a churning foreground of deep teal and grey. Cloud and land seem to merge around it, the pale mist pressing in from all sides, while the tree holds its ground with a quiet, unmistakable permanence. It is a painting about endurance as much as landscape. Born in Wanganui in 1945, Thomson has a long family connection with the West Coast, and that history runs through this work. The West Coast tree — shaped by wind, salt, and exposure — is an image he returns to with the familiarity of someone who knows this country from the inside. Dimensions: 255 × 255 mm. Original artwork, one of a kind. Artist: Max Thomson (b. 1945, Wanganui, NZ) A unique work of New Zealand contemporary art — rooted in memory, weather, and the West Coast landscape. This item is both oversized and fragile, we will get in-touch once your order has been placed with a freight quote, this item does not qualify for complimentary shipping. Max Thomson was born in Wanganui in 1945, and has a long family connection with the Whanganui River and the West Coast. He moved with his family to Auckland in the early 1960s.