Ivy Margaret Copeland New Zealand, 1888-1961
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About Ivy Margaret Copeland
Born in Auckland in 1895, Ivy Copeland studied at the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts. A painter and teacher she taught at Canterbury School of Art in the 1930s and then at Dunedin Teachers College. Painting in oil and watercolour she produced life size portraits, still life and alandscapes and exhibited at a regional level throughout her teaching career. After retiring from teaching in 1940 she returned to Auckland.
In our database, 82 works by Ivy Copeland are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1993, of which 61 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,774 for Coastal View with Figures sold by International Art Centre in October 2021. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Ivy Copeland are held by the Auckland Art Gallery and Christchurch Art Gallery.
Ivy Margaret Copeland 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 52
- 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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