Violet Watson New Zealand, 1906-92
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About Violet Watson
Born in Taranaki, New Zealand in 1906, Violet Watson studied privately with Adele Younghusband and Ida Carey. She was a painter in oils of landscapes and flowers, and a teacher for 30 years. Past member of the Waikato Society of Art and a major exhibitor in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974 she was the first woman to win the Kelliher Art Award and she won it again in 1977.
The earliest auction listing we have for Violet Watson is in 1991 and in total 41 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 39 (95%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
Violet Watson 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 263
- 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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