Charles Heaphy Britain, New Zealand, 1822-81
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About Charles Heaphy
Born in the UK in 1822, Charles Heaphy was the son of British artist Thomas Heaphy. He studied at the Royal Academy and at 17 years of age was appointed draughtsman-artist to the New Zealand Company and sent to Wellington. He returned to England briefly in 1841 and published 'Narrative of a Residence in Various Parts of New Zealand'. He lived in Nelson from 1942 until 1848 when he was appointed draughtsman to the Survey Office in Auckland. Heaphy served as a volunteer in the Waikato Wars and was awarded the Victoria Cross. He moved to Brisbane in 1881 and died there the same year.
We have records of art auction sales by Charles Heaphy from 1991 and in total 79 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 51 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $22,292 for Te Kouma, Coromandel sold by International Art Centre in July 2000. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Charles Heaphy are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery and Suter Art Gallery.
Charles Heaphy 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 30
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 111
- 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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