Geoff Thornley New Zealand, 1940-.
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About Geoff Thornley
Born in New Zealand in 1940, Geoff Thornley studied at Elam School, Auckland. A contemporary artist, he held his first one man exhibition in Auckland in 1967.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Geoff Thornley from 1988 and in total 180 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 106 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $31,496 for Edgings and Inchings of Final Form, No. 8 sold by Art+Object in October 2017. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Geoff Thornley are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and Art Gallery of NSW.
Geoff Thornley 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 202
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 246
- 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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