Eleanor Sperrey
ARTISTEleanor Catherine Sperrey, also known as Kate Sperrey, was a leading artist in New Zealand in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Although she engaged in landscape and genre painting, Sperrey was best known as a portraitist and for her depictions of Māori figures. Sperrey's works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and the Whangārei Art Museum.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Kate Sperrey (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Australian artists of the period:Frank Arthur Nankivell 129Charles Conder 58Tom Roberts 25Arthur Streeton 21Florence Harrison 14Rupert Bunny 9Frederick McCubbin 7John Peter Russell 7
Eleanor Sperrey, wall art & digital downloads
Shop 1 artworks by Eleanor Sperrey (Australian, 1862–1893) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.
Eleanor Catherine Sperrey, also known as Kate Sperrey, was a leading artist in New Zealand in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Although she engaged in landscape and genre painting, Sperrey was best known as a portraitist and for her depictions of Māori figures. Sperrey's works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and the Whangārei Art Museum.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Eleanor Sperrey's work on the site falls under Figurative (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Impressionism (1).
Culture: Australian (1).
By orientation: 1 portrait.
Other Australian artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- Frank Arthur Nankivell — 129 artworks
- Charles Conder — 58 artworks
- Tom Roberts — 25 artworks
- Arthur Streeton — 21 artworks
- Florence Harrison — 14 artworks
- Rupert Bunny — 9 artworks
- Frederick McCubbin — 7 artworks
- John Peter Russell — 7 artworks
Prints of these artworks
Prints of any artwork on this page are made to order at the production partner closest to you, starting from $21.99 including shipping, in Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.