SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ESTATE & COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 12 - Monday, 16 December 2024
PHYLLIS MARY CROWLEY - PYLONS (MANGERE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION) - c.1980 - W/COLOUR & MIXED MEDIA - UNSIGNED - 286 x 344mm
Current Bid $120 (1 bid, reserve not met)
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Lot Details
Provenance: Ex collection Sue-Ellen Aicheson, friend of the artist. Note: Despite being severely crippled by polio at an early age which required her to wear callipers and use a walking frame all her life; Crowley took a full part in Auckland art activities. She left her mark both as an artist and as the unofficial historian of Elam where she attended from 1929-1943. Phyllis was a founding member of the Rutland Group and was regularly reviewed in Art in New Zealand: She taught metalwork and jewellery at Elam and Otahuhu High School as well as taking private pupils. In 1955 she won first prize for jewellery in a World Craft Exhibition.
