Born in Australia in 1965, Tony De Lautour arrived in New Zealand in 1967. He studied at the University of Canterbury and graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture in 1988. In 1994 he had his first solo exhibition, and the following year won the Visa Gold Art Award. A painter and sculptor, his work has been shown in public exhibitions in Te Manawa (Palmerston North), The Waikato Museum of Art & History in Hamilton, and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth.
Tony De Lautour is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1997 of 462, of which 300 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $90,980 for Panorama sold by Webb's in November 2021. This year 24 works have been offered for sale. Works by Tony De Lautour are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
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