The Marys at the Tomb
In the profound and often challenging realm of New Zealand Modernism, few works resonate with as much spiritual gravity as Colin John McCahon’s The Marys at the Tomb. Painted in 1950, this masterpiece serves as a breathtaking intersection between the terrestrial and the divine. The scene captures a pivotal moment of biblical revelation, situating the resurrection of Jesus Christ not within an ancient, distant land, but within the rugged, familiar…


