Samuel Horatio Moreton New Zealand, c1845-1921
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About Samuel Horatio Moreton
An artist and explorer from the South Island of New Zealand, Samuel Moreton was born about 1845. Many of his paintings are of the southern fiords of New Zealand. An art teacher in Dunedin, he is known to have taken art classes on sketching expeditions into the lake country and Fiordland. Moreton exhibited frequently and made at least one trip to Australia in 1883 when he visited Melbourne.
The earliest auction listing we have for Samuel Moreton is in 1974 and in total 39 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 34 (87%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,157 for Pair Picturesque Landscapes sold by Dunbar Sloane in June 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Samuel Moreton are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria.
Samuel Horatio Moreton 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 176
- 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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