Arthur Rex Dugard (Rex) Fairburn New Zealand, 1904-57
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About Arthur Rex Dugard (Rex) Fairburn
Born in Auckland in 1904, Rex Fairburn was a landscape painter, poet and writer who studied at the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts, and lectured there in his later years. He exhibited with the Auckland Society of Arts in 1946 and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1935.
In our database, 23 works by Rex Fairburn are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1999, of which 22 (96%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,532 for An excellent pair of vintage screenprinted curtains sold by Art+Object in November 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Rex Fairburn are held by the Museum Of New Zealand and Auckland Art Gallery.
Arthur Rex Dugard (Rex) 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
- 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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