Esmond Atkinson New Zealand, 1888-1941
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About Esmond Atkinson
Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888, Esmond Atkinson was the grandson and nephew of painters J C and D K Richmond. A botanist and self taught artist, Atkinson worked in the Department of Agriculture before his appointment in 1928 as official artist for the Dominion Museum, Wellington. He exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and his work is represented in the National Art Gallery.
We have records of art auction sales by Esmond Atkinson from 1996 and in total 33 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 21 (64%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Esmond Atkinson are held by the Museum Of New Zealand and Suter Art Gallery.
Esmond Atkinson 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 8
- 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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