Owen Heathcote Grierson Merton New Zealand, Europe, 1887-1931
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About Owen Heathcote Grierson Merton
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1887, Owen Merton was encouraged in watercolour painting by James Walsh of the Canterbury School of Art. He made the first of many trips to Europe in 1904. He exhibited in Europe and USA and intermittently in New Zealand. Merton died in London in 1931, aged 44.
In our database, 58 works by Owen Merton are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1988, of which 43 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,126 for European Street Scene sold by International Art Centre in February 2021. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Owen Merton are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Owen Heathcote Grierson Merton 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 104
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 171
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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