A National Treasure tipped to draw keen bidding One of Australasia’s most famous war images, Simpson and his Donkey, sometimes titled The Man with the Donkey, has immortalised his deeds at Gallipoli and been widely reproduced as sculptures and memorials. Painted by Horace Moore-Jones, a New Zealander who took part in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force’s landing at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli. He made six versions of the painting, of which this is the last in private hands. However, the photograph he worked from is not of Simpson but of a New Zealand school teacher, Dick Henderson, who was a stretcher bearer in the New Zealand Medical Corps at Gallipoli. HORACE MOORE JONES Simpson & His Donkey Estimate: $150,000 - 200,000 Auction - 25 March 2015
International Art Centre Auckland
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