Paul Olds New Zealand, 1922-76
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About Paul Olds
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1922, Paul Olds studied at the Canterbury School of Arts. After winning a travelling scholarship he studied architecture and painting in London, and spent several years in Europe. On his return to New Zealand he became a lecturer in Fine Arts. Olds' work of the 1960s shows the influence of the cubist movement.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Paul Olds from 1992 and in total 32 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 25 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,512 for Queenstown sold by Dunbar Sloane in August 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Paul Olds are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Paul Olds is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 152
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 188
- 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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