Michael H. Illingworth Britain, Europe, New Zealand, 1932-88
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About Michael H. Illingworth
Born in England in 1932, Michael Illingworth arrived in New Zealand in 1951 and had a number of occupations in Tauranga, including photography and fishing. In 1957 he returned to Europe to study art. By 1961 he was back in New Zealand and had become a full time artist in the naive style, exhibiting regularly. In 1966 he became the first Francis Hodgkins Fellow at Otago University. From 1975 onwards he continued to paint but participated in few exhibitions.
In our database, 251 works by Michael Illingworth are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1988, of which 192 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $433,505 for Mr and Mrs Thomas Piss-Quick sold by International Art Centre in July 2021. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Michael Illingworth are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and Christchurch Art Gallery.
Michael H. Illingworth 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 142
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 128
- 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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