Peter Ransom New Zealand, 1957-.
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About Peter Ransom
Born in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1957, Peter Ranson studied at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts where he specialised in printmaking. He is known for his lithographs, woodcuts and etching, and as a painter for his pen, pastel and wash drawings. His work was included in the Thirty Canterbury Artists exhibition at the Christchurch Art Gallery in 1988, and he has two works in the BNZ Art Collection.
The total number of works by Peter Ransom offered for sale by auction since 1993 is 19, of which 16 (84%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Peter Ransom are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and Auckland Art Gallery.
Peter Ransom 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 207
- 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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