Frank Dean New Zealand, 1917-.
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About Frank Dean
Born in 1917 in Palmerston North, Frank Dean was a teacher and assistant director of Dunedin Art Gallery. He became a full-time artist in the late 1970's.
In our database, 34 works by Frank Dean are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1982, of which 30 (88%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,298 for Composition With Nudes sold by Dunbar Sloane in July 2023. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Frank Dean are held by the Museum Of New Zealand.
Frank Dean 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 64
- 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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