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ASTON GREATHEAD "GLENDHU BAY, LAKE WANAKA" 1989" GLAZED OIL ON BOARD - SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT ASTON GREATHEAD (1921-2012) NEW ZEALAND PAINTER IN OILS AND WATERCOLOUR, BORN IN NAPIER. ASTON PAINTED PROFESSIONALLY SINCE 1960 IN NEW ZEALAND, ENGLAND, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, BORNEO, FIJI AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. HE HAS BEEN RECOGNISED FOR HIS ABILITY TO PORTRAY DIVERSE SUBJECTS WITH BOTH WATERCOLOUR AND OIL MEDIUMS. HE PAINTED TRADITIONAL, FIGURATIVE WORKS THAT VARY IN DETAIL DEPENDING ON THEIR SUBJECT. LIVING IN THE SEACOAST TOWN OF KAIKOURA FOR 17 YEARS PROVIDED THE INSPIRATION FOR PAINTED SCENES OF THE SURROUNDING RUGGED COASTLINE AND MOUNTAINS. ASTON WON MANY AWARDS AND HELD MANY SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND. HIS PAINTINGS CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS BOTH IN NEW ZEALAND AND OVERSEAS. A BEAUTIFUL DEPICTION OF THIS POPULAR AREA PAINTING AND FRAME ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION MEASURES PAINTING 39.5 X 27CM FRAME 56.5 X 45CM