Douglas Badcock - Artist Info

About Douglas Badcock

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    Douglas Badcock (b. 1922, Balclutha-d. 2009)

    Preferring to paint en plein-air, mostly in oil, Douglas earned a reputation as one of New Zealand's leading landscape painters.  His paintings are included in the Queen of England's collection and King of Thailand's collection.  Douglas was a Kelliher Art Award winner and several books have been published on his work.  He came second in the 1959 Kelliher Art Award and third in the 1962 award.

    Badcock held his first exhibition in Wellington in 1960, selling out within two days. A review at the time described him as 'a realistic painter and absolutely sincere with a natural talent and a high technical standard ... A master of the New Zealand landscape, he paints New Zealand ...

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