Douglas MacDiarmid
Douglas Kerr MacDiarmid (14 November 1922 – August 26, 2020) was a New Zealand painter. He was known for his diversity and use of colour, and involved with key movements in twentieth-century art.[1] He was born in Taihape, New Zealand.
MacDiarmid painted the portraits of Rita Angus[2] and Theo Schoon[3] among others.
In 2016, two of his paintings sold through Art+Object for a record price (for the artist) of more than $27,000 each as part of the Tim and Sherrah Francis Collection, the highest grossing art auction in New Zealand history.[4]
References
- ↑ Douglas MacDiarmid – Jonathan Grant Gallery. Jonathan Grant Gallery. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Rita Cook [Rita Angus. · ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage] (in en-US). otago.ourheritage.ac.nz. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ Portrait of Theo Schoon. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ Art+Object. artandobject.co.nz. Retrieved 22 February 2017.