Andrew verster biography
- Andrew Verster.
- Andrew Vester was born in Johannesburg in 1937.
- He was a poet, a writer of short stories, an art critic and served on many boards such as the Film and Publication Review Board, the Durban Art.
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Andrew Verster was a South African Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1937.
How much does an Andrew Verster cost?
Andrew Verster's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 31 USD to 20,449 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.What is Andrew Verster's most expensive painting?
Since 2007 the record price for this artist at auction is 20,449 USD for Fragile Paradise No. 7, sold at Strauss & Co., Johannesburg in 2020. In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 2,116 USD.Where can I see Andrew Verster's works?
Numerous key galleries and museums such as SMAC Art Gallery, Johannesburg have featured Andrew Verster's work in the past.Andrew Verster in the news
Andrew Verster has been featured in articles for Artthrob and South African Art Times. The most recent article is Remembering Andrew Verster written for Artthrob in February 2020. The artist died in 2020.Artist's alternative names: Andrew Clement Verster
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Andrew Verster
Andrew Verster (1937-2020) was a painter, scenic designer, a writer of short stories, articles and radio plays.
Biography
Born Andrew Clement Verster in Johannesburg on 15 June, 1937.
He trained as an artist in the UK, obtaining a National Diploma in Design (1959) from the Camberwell College of Art, London, and an Art Teacher’s Diploma (1960) from Reading University. He returned to settle in Durban, where he began as a lecturer at the University of Durban Westville (then University College, Durban) and the Natal Technikon, remaining there until 1976, when he gave up teaching to become a full-time painter.
He went on to have a total of over fifty solo exhibitions, and is represented in many major public and private collections, and has been awarded two retrospective exhibitions organized by the Durban Art Gallery. Numerous public and private commissions, including sculpture and tapestry for the Reserve Bank Durban, art works Durban Hilton, tapestries and a mural, ABSA Headquarters, Johannesburg and a tapestry in the ICC Durban. Three tapestries for Rhodes Hou
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Andrew Clement Verster
Andrew Vester was born in Johannesburg in 1937. He obtained a National Diploma in Design (1959) from the Camberwell College of Art, London, and an Art Teacher’s Diploma (1960) from Reading University. He taught at Fine Art institutions in South Africa for a number of years before becoming a full-time artist.
He participated widely in solo and group exhibitions and did numerous public and private commissions including painting, sculpture, murals and tapestries. He is a painter, a writer of short stories, articles and radio plays. He has designed sets and costumes for operas. His work is represented in public and private collections in SA and abroad. As a writer he was winner of the BBC World Service Playwriting Competition in 1992. For instance, he was commissioned by the BBC to write a play, Future Past and in addition a short story which he wrote was broadcast by the BBC, Aileen, Marjorie, Arthur and Me. Various articles that he has written on India have been published. He has recieved numerous awards for his work.