William Simon Wauchop New Zealand, 1889-1971
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About William Simon Wauchop
Born in Christchurch in 1889, William Wauchop studied at Canterbury University under Alfred Walsh and graduated in 1910. He taught in Christchurch before becoming a librarian at the General Assembly Library. His subjects were still life and landscapes, especially mountains, lakes and native forest. He also founded the Wauchop School of Dancing. He was a prominent member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and was president for thirteen years, from 1953 to 1962.
In our database, 114 works by William Wauchop are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1981, of which 79 (69%) were sold. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by William Wauchop are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery and Museum Of New Zealand.
William Simon Wauchop 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 264
- 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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