Pauline Thompson New Zealand, 1942-2012
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About Pauline Thompson
Born in 1942, Pauline Thompson studied at Elam School of Fine Arts in the early 1960s. Her works were of mythological character, and later the painted the historical and political history of the Norfolk and Pircairn Islands which she visited at regular intervals.
The total number of works by Pauline Thompson offered for sale by auction since 1989 is 104, of which 71 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,489 for Christian Mauatua and Bligh Dream They Are at Fontainebleau sold by Webb's in August 2007. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Pauline Thompson are held by the Auckland Art Gallery.
Pauline Thompson 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 244
- 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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