Anthony Leslie (Tony) Fomison New Zealand, 1939-90
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About Tony Fomison
A New Zealand artist, Tony Fomison was born in Christchurch in 1939. He studied life drawing and sculpture at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts from 1956 to 1960, and attended life classes in the early 1960s. Fomison became known mostly for his neo-expressionist paintings and prints made after 1961. After a three year visit to Europe, he moved to Auckland in 1973, where he was influenced by Polynesian culture, which found its way through to his paintings. Fomison was the inaugural recipient of the Rita Angus Residency in 1985.
Tony Fomison is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1989 of 638, of which 382 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,623,918 for The Fugitive, 1982-1983 sold by Webb's in September 2022. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by Tony Fomison are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Tony Fomison is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 210
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 85
- 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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