Riduan Tompkins Britain, New Zealand, 1941-.
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About Riduan Tompkins
Born in England in 1941, Riduan Tompkins studied at the Poole School of Art, the West England College of Art, Wimbleton School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London in the 1960s and exhibited at the Whitechapel and Waddington Galleries in London. Prior to his arrival in New Zealand in 1986 he taught and exhibited in England, Canada and the USA. A painter in the figurative and abstract styles, and a teacher, he was senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury until 1996.
The earliest auction listing we have for Riduan Tompkins is in 1993 and in total 79 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 54 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,494 for Ch1 sold by Webb's in June 2020. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Riduan Tompkins are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Riduan Tompkins 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 247
- 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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