William Mathew Hodgkins Britain, New Zealand, 1833-98
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About William Mathew Hodgkins
Born in England in 1833, William Hodgkins was a lawyer and self taught watercolourist. After working in Paris, he travelled to Melbourne in about 1858 and then to Dunedin in 1860. He became an influential leader of the New Zealand art scene, giving lectures on publishing articles and arranging sketching trips. He was a founder of the Otago Art Society in 1876 and was its president for the first eight years. He also organised the building of the first Dunedin Art Gallery. Hodgkins was the father of two well known New Zealand artists, Frances Hodgkins and Isabel Field.
The earliest auction listing we have for William Hodgkins is in 1988 and in total 137 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 84 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $58,497 for Glenfalloch sold by International Art Centre in November 2021. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by William Hodgkins are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery and Christchurch Art Gallery.
William Mathew Hodgkins is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 60
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 118
- 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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