Freda Simmonds New Zealand, 1912-83
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About Freda Simmonds
Born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1912, Freda Simmonds studied at Adult Education Classes at the University of Auckland and began her artistic career in 1946. She was a member of The Group formed in Christchurch in 1927 which operated for 50 years. It an informal association of artists who contributed greatly to the development of New Zealand art in the 20th century. A guest exhibitor of The Group in 1955 and 1957 Freda Simmonds became a permanent member of the group in 1963 and exhibited regularly with them until 1977. As well, she exhibited widely and regularly throughout New Zealand and was a founding member of the Northland Society of Arts.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Freda Simmonds from 1994 and in total 29 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 24 (83%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,756 for Oystercatcher (Night sold by Dunbar Sloane in June 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Freda Simmonds 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 150
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 225
- 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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