Piera McArthur Britain, New Zealand, 1929-.
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About Piera McArthur
Piera McArthur was born in Ramsgate, England where her New Zealand surgeon father had been studing and practicing. The family moved back to their native New Zealand in 1938. She studied at Victoria University Wellington where she was awarded a Master of Arts in Modern Languages with First Class Honours. A figurative painter, she lived in numerous international cities with her diplomat husband prior to returning and settling in Hawkes Bay.
We have records of art auction sales by Piera McArthur from 1995 and in total 200 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 162 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $25,039 for Women and Music sold by International Art Centre in November 2022. This year 6 works have been offered for sale.
Piera McArthur 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 162
- 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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