Lewis Evans Britain, New Zealand, 1878-1941
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About Lewis Evans
Born in England in 1878, Lewis Evans contracted polio at the age of 9 and was confined to a wheelchair. With his family he moved to New Zealand aged 16 and settled in Napier in 1894, where he lived for the rest of his life. He is best known as a landscape watercolourist. A collection of his work is held by Hawkes Bay Museum.
Only 2 works by this artist are listed in our database as being sold, of the 3 works offered for sale.
Lewis Evans 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 77
- 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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