Desmond William Helmore New Zealand, 1940-.
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About Desmond William Helmore
Born in Takapau, New Zealand in 1940, Desmond Helmore studied for a Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons), at the University of Canterbury Ilam School of Fine Arts from 1959 to 1961, and from 1967 to 1969 lived and worked in London. He has exhibited commercially and with the Canterbury Society of Arts since 1960.
The earliest auction listing we have for Desmond Helmore is in 1998 and in total 24 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 18 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,625 for Festive Season sold by Art+Object in October 2018. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Desmond Helmore are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Desmond William Helmore 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 113
- 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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