Geoffrey E. Fairburn New Zealand, 1905-99
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About Geoffrey E. Fairburn
Born in Auckland in 1905, Geoffrey Fairburn was a writer and artist, known for his interest in Polynesian and Malaysian art. He moved to Hamilton in 1936 and was an art critic in the 1950's and was was a Life Member, past president and tutor at the Waikato Society of Arts.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Geoffrey Fairburn from 1993 and in total 185 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 156 (84%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,865 for House of Glass sold by Art+Object in September 2012. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Geoffrey Fairburn are held by the Museum Of New Zealand and Auckland Art Gallery.
Geoffrey E. Fairburn 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 129
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 79
- 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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