Richard John (Dick) Frizzell New Zealand, 1943-.
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About Dick Frizzell
Born in 1943, Dick Frizzell is a New Zealand postmodern artist who often uses well known images such as comic book figures or labels from tinned food and represents them in a surrealistic style. He trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts of the University of Canterbury from 1960 to 1963, and then worked in advertising where he gained his appreciation for the advertising characters he uses in his work.
Dick Frizzell is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1989 of 1,857, of which 1,225 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $120,809 for Self Portrait as a Serious Artiste sold by Art+Object in March 2021. This year 72 works have been offered for sale. Works by Dick Frizzell are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Dick Frizzell is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 222
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 89
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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