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Veronica Cummings (1891–1940) was a New Zealand painter and a student of
Cummings was born in Thames, a small town in the North Island of New Zealand, in 1891. Her parents Matthew and Annie were of Scottish and Irish descent. The family later moved to Hamilton and Tauranga, followed by Auckland. There, Matthew worked in residential constructions, and built a number of large timber houses in the suburbs of
Cummings lived in Parnell near Judges Bay and died in Auckland in 1949, aged 58.
C.F. Goldie
Charles Frederick Goldie (20 October 187011 July 1947) was a New Zealand artist, best known for his portrayal of Māori people, Māori dignitaries.
Early life
Goldie was born in Auckland on 20 October 1870. He was named after his maternal gran ...
. She is known for her oil paintings of Māori people.
Early life
Cummings was born in Thames, a small town in the North Island of New Zealand, in 1891. Her parents Matthew and Annie were of Scottish and Irish descent. The family later moved to Hamilton and Tauranga, followed by Auckland. There, Matthew worked in residential constructions, and built a number of large timber houses in the suburbs of Ponsonby Ponsonby may refer to:
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and Herne Bay.
When Cummings was 11, she received a scholarship to attend Elam School of Fine Arts. She was one of the youngest students to study at the school, and while there studied under C.F. Goldie, a renowned portrait painter. She was considered the only student able to reproduce the colour of Maori skin as Goldie painted.
Career
After graduating from Elam, Cummings continued to paint alongside Goldie, often sharing the same models – usually elderly Maori who lived in the Maori hostel near Parnell.
Cummings lived in Parnell near Judges Bay and died in Auckland in 1949, aged 58.
Legacy
Cummings' paintings continue to sell for high prices at art auctions. In 2010, her painting of a Māori woman smoking a pipe, ''Kapai Te Toriri (Tobacco is Good)'' sold for NZ$10,600, although it had been expected to sell for NZ$3,00 – $4,000. Her painting ''Portrait of a Maori Woman'' is in the collection of theAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Vera 1891 births 1940 deaths 20th-century New Zealand painters 20th-century New Zealand women artists Elam Art School alumni People from Thames, New Zealand Portrait painters New Zealand women painters Women portrait painters