Robert (Rob) Taylor Scotland, New Zealand, 1945-97
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About Robert (Rob) Taylor
Born in Scotland in 1945, Robert Taylor arrived in New Zealand in 1955. He studied at Dunedin Art School and in England. An abstract painter, teacher and art critic, he died in 1997.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Rob Taylor from 1984 and in total 166 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 113 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,091 for Greenscape sold by Webb's in May 2017. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Rob Taylor are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Robert (Rob) Taylor 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 241
- 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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