Trevor Moffitt New Zealand, 1936-2006
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About Trevor Moffitt
Born in 1936 in Gore, on the South Island of New Zealand, Trevor Moffitt studied art at the Southland Technical College, University of Canterbury School of Art and Auckland Teachers College. Some of Moffitt's work is biographical, dealing with family histories and his own life. Other series have an historical New Zeland base. Topics include gold mining salmon fishermen, his father's life and the saga of mass killer Stan Graham. In 1964 to '65, whilst working in Timaru, he painted a series of oils based on the life of the legendary New Zealand folk hero, James McKenzie, a drover who stole sheep in 1855.
Trevor Moffitt is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1993 of 420, of which 287 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $50,272 for Goodbye Mum sold by Webb's in August 2013. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Trevor Moffitt are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Trevor Moffitt 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 138
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 173
- 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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