Thomas (Tom) Esplin New Zealand, 1915-2005
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About Thomas (Tom) Esplin
A contemporary New Zealand artist, Tom Esplin was born in Scotland in 1915 and studied art at Edinburgh College. Esplin exhibited at the Royal Society of Artists, London and the Royal Society of Watercolourists, Scotland. He moved to New Zealand in 1954 is recorded as lecturing at the Otago Teachers College. Esplin has frequently exhibited his work throughout New Zealand and is noted for his colourful decorative paintings. He worked in oil, painting street and village scenes of Europe, where he travelled for three months of each year from 1980-1998. He was a popular and successful artist and lecturer working in his own destinctive style semi abstract with cubist tendencies, often painted solely with a palette knife in attractive and cheerful colours. He inspired generations with his knowledge and passion for art.
Tom Esplin is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1990 of 459, of which 366 (80%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $14,173 for Innsbruck Souvenir sold by FishersOnlineArt/ Fishers Fine Arts in June 2004. This year 7 works have been offered for sale.
Thomas (Tom) Esplin 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 77
- 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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