Alfred Avery Forrester New Zealand, 1895-1981
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About Alfred Avery Forrester
Alfred Avery Forrester was born in Otago in 1895. After his marriage in 1916, the couple lived in Dunedin where Forrester received tuition from Scottish artists J. C. Veitch and W. A. Bollard. He continued his training under A. H. O'Keefe in Christchurch. In 1920 he attended the Christchurch School of Art and helped found the North Otago Art Society. Forrester moved to Oamaru and established a studio where he taught landscape, flower and fruit painting. He was a regular exhibitor with the Otago Art Society.
According to our records which cover the last 50 years, only 3 works by this artist have been sold by auction, of the 4 works offered for sale.
Alfred Avery Forrester is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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