Angus Gray South Africa, New Zealand, Britain, 1906-83
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About Angus Gray
Born in 1906 in South Africa, Angus Gray arrived in New Zealand as a child of three. He studied at the Christchurch School of Art, and about 1928 travelled to England for further studies. He spent some time in South Africa before returning to New Zealand in 1935. Gray exhibited with the Centennial Exhibition in 1939, in Wellington and Christchurch and with the Rome Academy.
The earliest auction listing we have for Angus Gray is in 1994 and in total 26 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 18 (69%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020. Works by Angus Gray are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Angus Gray is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 99
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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