Teuane Tibbo New Zealand, 1895-1984
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About Teuane Tibbo
Teuane Tibbo was born in 1893 in Pago Pago, grew up in Samoa and later lived in Fiji. In 1945 she moved to Auckland with her husband and eight children.. Begining her painting career in 1964 when in her 70's she received encouragement from fellow artists. A naive artist, she held her first solo exhibition in 1964, and exhibited widely until her death in 1984. A retrospective exhibition celebrating her art and life, Keep It in the Heart: The Paintings of Teuane Tibbo was held in Auckland in 2002.
We have records of art auction sales by Teuane Tibbo from 1994 and in total 40 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 31 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $35,901 for The Village sold by Webb's in July 2023. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Teuane Tibbo are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and National Gallery of Australia.
Teuane Tibbo 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 246
- 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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