Jane Evans New Zealand, 1946-2012
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About Jane Evans
Born in Nelson, New Zealand in 1946, Jane Evans studied at the University of Canterbury and Waltham Forest School of Art in London. A painter and illustrator, her career and life was cut short by a chronic inflammatory disorder that affected her for the rest of her life. In 1997, the day after her 50th birthday, she was made Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit for services to painting.
Jane Evans 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 514, of which 367 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $31,560 for Madonna and Child sold by International Art Centre in November 2017. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jane Evans are held by the Suter Art Gallery and Christchurch Art Gallery.
Jane Evans 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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