James Douglas Moultray Scotland, New Zealand, 1831-1911
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About James Douglas Moultray
Born in Scotland in 1831, James Moultray studied art at the Royal Institute in Edinburgh before becoming a picture restorer. He arrived in New Zealand in 1883 where he worked as a professional artist in Dunedin. He was the father of artists John Elder Moultray and Henry Moultray. James Moultray exhibited widely in New Zealand right up until his death in 1911.
In our database, 24 works by James Moultray are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1980, of which 17 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,414 for Retribution - An Incident of the New Zealand Wars 1886 sold by Webb's in March 2002. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2013. Works by James Moultray are held by the Museum Of New Zealand.
James Douglas Moultray 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 177
- 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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