Michael Eaton New Zealand, 1937-.
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About Michael Eaton
Born in 1937, Michael Eaton graduated from the Canterbury School of Fine Art in 1958, and and was an original member of 20/20 Vision, set up for the promotion of contemporary art. He became Senior Lecturer in Art Education at Christchurch College from 1967 to 1987. He has exhibited widely in New Zealand and overseas, either solely or jointly with artists such as Colin McCahon and Ralph Hotere. In 1970, through an Artist Council Fellowship he was able to travel USA, UK and Europe. His work was reproduced as prints by the Capper Press in the “Capper Contemporary” series, which was a popular art resource for art teachers.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Michael Eaton from 1996 and in total 26 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 14 (54%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,572 for Treescape 16 sold by Watson's Auctioneers in August 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Michael Eaton are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery and Museum Of New Zealand.
Michael Eaton 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 73
- 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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