Beatrice Partridge (1866–1963) was an English-born New Zealand painter. Her work is held in the permanent collection of Christchurch Art Gallery.[1]
Biography edit
Partridge was born in Devon, England and migrated to New Zealand with her family around 1877.[2] The family lived in Timaru, in the South Island, for a time. In the 1880s, Partridge and her sister Florence moved to Christchurch to attend Canterbury College School of Art.[3]
In 1887, Partridge became a working member of the Canterbury Society of Arts. She also exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and held her last exhibition at the age of 96.[3][4] Her paintings feature landscapes and still lifes.
References edit
- ^ "Flora Of New Zealand". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Platts, Una (1979). Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists. Christchurch, New Zealand: Avon Fine Prints. p. 190.
- ^ a b "Taramakau River". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "A painting by Beatrice Partridge of a vase of flowers, at The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington". A painting by Beatrice Partridge of a... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1957. Retrieved 30 March 2020.