Born in England in 1894, Arthur Hipwell studied at University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts and Canterbury School of Art. As well as a landscape and surrealist painter working in oil, charcoal, watercolour, he was active between 1931 and 1960. He also taught art at secondary level for a number of years.
The total number of works by Arthur Hipwell offered for sale by auction since 1989 is 33, of which 22 (67%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Arthur Hipwell are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and Auckland Art Gallery.
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