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The life of Queenstown artist Peter Beadle
28 Apr, 2021 07:43 PM
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The late Peter Beadle. Photo / Mountain Scene
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One of Queenstown s most highly-regarded artists is being remembered as a Renaissance man , a lover of a good debate, an armchair philosopher and the holder of an irreverent sense of humour.
Peter Beadle died aged 87 at Lakes District Hospital in February, having been diagnosed with dementia late in life.
But his family says he never lost his appreciation of art and the beauty of his surrounds.
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Born in Invercargill in 1933, Peter had an identical twin brother, Owen, and showed early promise as an artist, but was also an enthusiastic sportsman and gifted cricketer and rugby player who played the latter for Southland in 1954 as second five/centre.
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