A close up look at New Zealand painter Colin McCahon's The Canoe Tainui

Erin Conroy, Seven Sharp Reporter

• Source: Seven Sharp

The 5m long piece of mastery requires a very big wall as well as a very big wallet. Source: Seven Sharp

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