Peggy Spicer New Zealand, 1908-84
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About Peggy Spicer
Born in Auckland in 1908, Peggy Spicer trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts. Spicer was a watercolourist, painting landscapes and life in small towns of New Zealand. She travelled with her mother, artist Ella Spicer, to England and Egypt, and held a two-artist exhibition with her in Cairo. She also exhibited in New Zealand with the Auckland Society of Arts, the Canterbury Society of Arts, the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and other artist's groups.
Peggy Spicer is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1988 of 784, of which 613 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,435 for Mokai, Taupo Area sold by International Art Centre in June 2023. This year 5 works have been offered for sale.
Peggy Spicer 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 230
- 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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