Evelyn page retirement village orewa ryman healthcare. Kiwiana inspired art prints glenn jones art page 3. A visit to china as part of a new zealand cultural mission followed in 1956 which provided the artist for a time with a new source of imagery. Bom in tilburg, holland, i am a selftaught artist currently working with oil pastel and gouache on paper and acrylic on canvas. It was her last major nude before arthritis began to affect her painting. Located in the heart of orewa township, the evelyn page retirement village is named after one of new zealand s most acclaimed artists.
By the early 1960s a stylistic maturity can be said to be evident in evelyn pages work and in 1966 she was awarded. Page, evelyn margaret dictionary of new zealand biography te. Evelyn page retirement village in orewa has it all. During her early years as a painter evelyn page or evelyn polson as she was before her marriage to musician frederick page was tackling if that is the right word for an action that seems to have arisen so naturally from the artists innate personality and personal preferences subjects which seem to have been of little or no interest to the majority of artists in new zealand at the time. Mandy palmer artist contemporary figurative artist from. Victorias art the story of a university collection by william mcaloon pdf. Of all the large providers in new zealand, ryman has the highest number of care centres with 4 years certification. Perfect for a gift for kiwis or a reminder of nz page 3. This biography, written by janet paul, was first published in the dictionary of new zealand biography in 2000. Rare evelyn page painting attracts huge interest otago. Alfred cook, thomas mccormack, alexander mclintock and evelyn page.
Evelyn was one of the founding members of the new zealand society of artists and taught art parttime at christchurch girls school before going to join frederick in london in 1937. Contemporary figurative artist from north canterbury, new zealand. Colin mccahon, niki hastings mcfall, evelyn page, fiona pardington, john. Her career covered seven decades, and her main areas of interest were. Evelyn page pohutukawa rina c 1930, oil, 910 x 641 mm. Gil docking, with additions by michael gunn covering 197090.
Our growing selection of kiwiana and new zealand inspired art prints and other wall art with a fresh spin. Join facebook to connect with evelyn barr and others you may know. She was the seventh and youngest child of mary elizabeth renshaw and her husband, john sutherland polson. Evelyn page prints by this artist for sale at nz fine prints. Renowned artist evelyn page was 74 when she painted the oil on canvas, entitled nude in a doorway. Evelyn polson was looking atlentivcly at new zealand landscape. Last chance to see hidden treasures ara library blog. Her unique adaptation of the postimpressionist style, applied to landscapes, portraits, nudes and still lifes, was developed over a long and fruitful career spanning more than seven decades. The village, named after the acclaimed new zealand artist evelyn page 18991988 provides retirement options of. In 1931, one of the few works evelyn completed was a very fine oil portrait of this, her future husband.
Her career covered seven decades, and her main areas of interest were landscapes, portraits, still lifes and nudes. Victoria university of wellington art collection information for staff pdf. Evelyn page 18991988 is one of new zealands most celebrated artists and in this collection you will find for sale all prints available of evelyn pages paintings. Cecil kelly, who taught still life and landscape painting, may have been the strongest influence on her early work. Bnz art collection is a diverse selection of artworks reflecting new zealands comingofage. New zealand artists, and with my publishers blessings i was to enlarge this. Her career covered seven decades, and her main areas of.
This artist is listed in the following standard biographical references. Obe, fellow of the new zealand academy of fine arts arlunydd benywaidd a anwyd yn christchurch, seland newydd oedd evelyn page 1899 28 mai 1988. Evelyn page retirement village is one of over 70 percent of ryman villages that have been awarded 4year certification by the ministry of health. It was also through empson that she met frederick page. New zealand artist, frances hodgkins, taught watercolour. Two hundred years of new zealand painting, david bateman ltd.
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