Garth Purcell Tapper New Zealand, 1927-99

Works in the database
787
Works with images
642
Works with multiple sales
95
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Past Sales

'Portrait of Mr P. Barker for Foodstuffs Auck Ltd'
The Witness
3 Rubgy Players
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Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 357 works for
$2,011,008
Works on Paper
Sold 177 works for
$76,354
Prints & Graphics
Sold 22 works for
$11,953
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Where to buy or sell art works by Garth Purcell Tapper

Auction Houses

International Art Centre
Sold 292 works for
$1,170,350
Webb's
Sold 155 works for
$663,178
Art+Object
Sold 34 works for
$108,844
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About Garth Purcell Tapper

Born at Frankton, New Zealand in 1927, Garth Tapper studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts, where he later taught, and in Europe. In 1960 he joined the staff of Auckland University's School of Fine Arts. He has been noted for his social comments on the New Zealand way of life, ranging from family portraits to the genre of pub life.

Garth Tapper is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1976 of 787, of which 557 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $88,067 for The Law and Its People sold by Webb's in March 2014. This year 11 works have been offered for sale. Works by Garth Tapper are held by the Auckland Art Gallery and Museum Of New Zealand.

Garth Purcell Tapper 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 140
  • McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 240
  • 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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