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He was considered one of New Zealand s most influential contemporary painters.
Photo: Auckland Museum
Olivia McLeavey, whose family gallery in Wellington represented Hammond since 1987, confirmed the death to RNZ News.
McLeavey, who was told of the death by Hammond s widow, said he died on Saturday evening.
Arts writer and curator Hamish Keith was among the first to pay tribute to the Lyttelton-based artist, describing him as a marvellous artist and a very lovely man .
Bill Hammond one of our finest artists has died
A marvellous artist and a very lovely man pic.twitter.com/pK0fchHtXr Hamish Keith (@hamish keith) February 1, 2021
McLeavey, who was told of the death by Hammond s wife, said he died on Saturday evening. Arts commentator Hamish Keith was among the first to pay tribute to Hammond, describing him as a marvellous artist and a very lovely man .
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A painting titled The Fall of Icarus, by Bill Hammond who has died, aged 73. Keith told
The Panel Hammond s death was not only a great loss for his family but also an enormous loss for the art scene in this country. He said one of his best known works was
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