Vera Cummings New Zealand, 1891-1949
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About Veronica Cummings
Born in Thames, New Zealand in 1891, Vera Cummings received a scholarship to attend the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland at the age of 11. There, she studied under C. F. Goldie, the well known painter of Maori studies. Attesting to Goldie's influence, Cummings was noted for her portraits of Maoris, mainly elderly.
We have records of art auction sales by Vera Cummings from 1974 and in total 324 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 253 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $35,453 for Harata Rewiri Tarapata sold by International Art Centre in November 2020. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Vera Cummings are held by the Auckland Art Gallery.
Veronica Cummings 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 57
- 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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