Gabrielle Hope New Zealand, 1916-62
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About Gabrielle Hope
Gabrielle Hope was born in Lower Hutt, and she attended Auckland’s Diocesan School for Girls and studied at Elam School of Fine arts. The mother of two children, she lived in Whitford, Waiheke Island and in 1950 purchased a home in Parnell. Gabrielle’s wide circle of friends included fellow artists Helen Brown, Jan Nigro, Louise Henderson, Robert Nettleton Field, Eric Lee Johnson, Colin & Anne McCahon and Lincoln Lee. Her subject matter extensively encompasses still lifes, landscapes, figures, animals and portraits. The influence of Picasso, and an admiration of Frances Hodgkins is reflected in Hope’s work as is her fascination with western and eastern occult philosophies and symbolism. From 1946 she exhibited with the Auckland and Hamilton Society of Arts and the Auckland City Art Gallery in 1955/56. The artist’s early death at just forty six years of age cut short a career of already considerable achievement.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Gabrielle Hope from 1988 and in total 157 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 107 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,916 for The Fish Seller, Howick Beach sold by International Art Centre in March 1988. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Gabrielle Hope are held by the Auckland Art Gallery.
Gabrielle Hope 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 121
- 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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