Don Peebles New Zealand, 1922-2010
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About Don Peebles
A New Zealand artist, Don Peebles was born in 1922 at Taneatua. Following service during World War II he studied at the Royal College of Art in Florence, and on his return to New Zealand, at Wellington Technical College from 1947 to 1950 and in Sydney from 1951 to 1953 where he came under the influence of John Passmore. A pioneer of abstract art in New Zealand, Peebles exhibited in solo and group shows between 1969 and 2010. He was a lecturer at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts from 1964 to 1982.
The earliest auction listing we have for Don Peebles is in 1989 and in total 157 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 92 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $48,984 for Untitled Canvas Relief No. 17 sold by Webb's in September 2022. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by Don Peebles are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Don Peebles 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 170
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 196
- 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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