White House and Puriri, 1969
40 x 52 cm
est. $2,000 - 4,000
Peter Siddell 1935 - 2011 Works from the Artists' Estate Collection To be offered unreserved
In 1960 Peter Siddell married Sylvia. They lived in Auckland where their two daughters were born. From 1972 Siddell painted professionally, holding his first solo exhibition that same year. Peter Siddell's realist paintings are identified mainly with depictions of the environs of Auckland. While his works appear to be of actual places, his paintings have a subjective component, and might be better described as magic realism than truly realistic. The cityscapes and townscapes in Siddell's paintings are rendered empty, with the suggestion of events occurring outside the picture area. In this sense, his work can be compared to the metaphysical works of Giorgio de Chirico. Siddell is the second only New Zealand artist to be knighted.