Edward William Payton Britain, New Zealand, 1859-1944
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About Edward William Payton
Born in England in 1859, Edward Payton studied in Birmingham and arrived in Australia in about 1882, moving to New Zealand the following year. Here he embarked on sketching excursions, recording many of these in his publication in 1888 of 'Round About New Zealand'. He was appointed the first Principal of the Elam School of Art in 1890 from which he retired in 1924. Payton died in 1944. His work is represented in the Auckland City and Bishop Suter art galleries and in the Turnbull and Hocken libraries.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Edward Payton from 1986 and in total 65 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 49 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $27,550 for Ohinemutu, Lake Rotorua sold by International Art Centre in July 2008. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Edward Payton are held by the Auckland Art Gallery and Suter Art Gallery.
Edward William Payton 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 195
- 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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