Peter Brown New Zealand, 1921-2005
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About Peter Brown
Born in Dunedin in 1921, Peter Brown took up art after his return to New Zealand after World War II, having been imprisoned in a POW camp in Germany. He enrolled in and graduated from the Elam School of Art in Auckland after which he taught there for 10 years. He travelled to London and studied at the Slade School in London. On returning to New Zealand Peter Brown painted as well as taught, and he became known for his landscapes, still life, flowers and portraits. He moved to Hawke's Bay in the mid 1960s, becoming a tutor with the Hawke's Bay Art Society for 5 years.
In our database, 126 works by Peter Brown are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1984, of which 108 (86%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,086 for Sheep Droving near Gisborne sold by Dunbar Sloane in February 2022. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Peter Brown are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Auckland Art Gallery.
Peter Brown 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 31
- 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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