Sydney Lough Thompson New Zealand, 1877-1973
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About Sydney Lough Thompson
New Zealand artist, Sydney Thompson was born in Canterbury in 1877. He studied under Petrus van der Velden and at the Canterbury School of Art, where he later taught. He also studied in Europe, where he was greatly influenced by the work of the Impressionists. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Paris Salon. Thompson became a great influence in Canterbury art circles. He travelled to Europe again in 1937 and lived in Brittany until 1968 when he returned to New Zealand. His last years were spent mostly touring the South Island with his wife in their caravan.
Sydney Thompson 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 746, of which 505 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $67,379 for The Artist?s Children, Grasse c.1930 sold by International Art Centre in July 2023. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Sydney Thompson are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Sydney Lough Thompson 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 106
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 245
- 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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