Nugent Herman Welch New Zealand, 1881-1970
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About Nugent Herman Welch
Born in Akaroa, near Christchurch in 1881, Nugent Welch was the son of artist Joseph Sandell Welch. He studied briefly at the Canterbury School of Art and Wellington Technical College, but was mainly self taught. He became a professional painter in 1909. During World War I Welch was appointed official war artist with the New Zealand forces in France, and several of his paintings from that period are held in the War Memorial Gallery in Wellington. He exhibited his 'plein air' paintings with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington from 1904, and was a member of Nairn's Silverstream school.
Nugent Welch is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1975 of 505, of which 429 (85%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $22,800 for Ruins, France Cambria, New Zealand Troops on the Move sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in April 2007. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Nugent Welch are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Christchurch Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Nugent Herman Welch 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 265
- 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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