Ruth Watson New Zealand, 1962-.
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About Ruth Watson
Ruth Watson was born in 1962 in Canterbury New Zealand and studied at the Canterbury school of Fine Arts in the 1980s, and in 1990s in Berlin. She has lived in Australia since 1995.
We have records of art auction sales by Ruth Watson from 2001 and in total 51 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 31 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,561 for Lingua Geographica (North) sold by Art+Object in March 2017. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Ruth Watson are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Christchurch Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Ruth Watson 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 263
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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