Esther Studholme Hope
Esther Studholme Hope | |
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Born |
Esther Studholme Baker 1885 Woodbury, New Zealand |
Died | 1975 |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Education | Slade School of Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse(s) | Henry Norman Hope |
Esther Studholme Hope (née Baker, 1885 – 1975) was a New Zealand artist.
Background
Hope was born in Woodbury, New Zealand, in 1885.[1][2] She married Henry Norman Hope in 1919.[3]
Education
Hope's early education was at Miss Bowen's School in Christchurch. Her first art teachers included Captain Edwyn Temple and Margaret Stoddart.[4] After travelling to England, Hope's art education included attending the Slade School of Fine Art in London, receiving tuition from Henry Tonks, John Peter Russell, and Ambrose McEvoy.[5] While in London she also studied at the Chelsea College of Arts under Ernest Borough Johnson and Frank Spenlove-Spenlove.[4]
Career
Hope is known for her watercolour paintings, specifically gouaches of Mackenzie Country.[4]
After completing her art education, Hope travelled around several European countries to paint. While in Brittany, World War I began and she was unable to return to England. Following her return she drove trucks between London docks and the city, before travelling to Malta to become a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). She returned to New Zealand in 1919 and began exhibiting her work there from 1920.[3]
Internationally she exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Salon in Paris, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.[5][3] In New Zealand Hope exhibited with:
- Auckland Society of Arts[6]
- Canterbury Society of Arts[7] between 1930–1950[3]
- South Canterbury Arts Society in 1910 (including receiving first prize), 1920, 1953–1964[3]
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts[8][9] between 1933–1965[3]
- Otago Art Society[10]
- and at the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925–1926[11][12]
She was represented by the several New Zealand galleries including: Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, and Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru.[4]
Her work is held in the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu[13] and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[14]
References
- ↑ "Barker, Esther Studholme". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hope, Esther Studholme". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aigantighe Art Gallery (1990). "South Canterbury Artists: A Retrospective View". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Platts, Una (1980). "Hope, Esther Studholme - Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- 1 2 LcLintock, A. H. (1940). "Esther Studholme Hope: The National Centennial of New Zealand Art Catalogue". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Millwood Press. ISBN 0908582609.
- ↑ "Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-6". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Catalogue of the International Exhibition of the Fine Arts". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Collection - Esther Studholme Hope". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Esther Hope - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Esther Studholme Hope are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists, McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
- Landscape Paintings of New Zealand Johnstone, Christopher (2013) Random House