John Boys Drawbridge New Zealand, 1930-2005
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About John Boys Drawbridge
Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1930, John Drawbridge studied in London and Paris before returning to Wellington in 1963 and establishing a studio at Island Bay. He was a teacher at Wellington Polytechnic School of Design from 1964 to 1986. Working in oil and watercolour, he was also a printmaker and stained glass artist. He created a number of murals in public buildings in Wellington, and also in New Zealand House in London. He was awarded the order Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 1978.
John Drawbridge is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1989 of 447, of which 368 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $35,785 for Two Circles sold by Dunbar Sloane in November 2016. This year 17 works have been offered for sale. Works by John Drawbridge are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Christchurch Art Gallery and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
John Boys Drawbridge 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 184
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 68
- 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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