PARTRIDGE, Beatrice 1867–1963

Born Devon, England. Her family came to New Zealand about 1877 and settled at first in Timaru. Later she and her sister Florence lived in Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, and taught painting. They were listed as Christchurch artists 1900–21 in Wise's. Painted in oils, both landscapes and flowers, and held her last exhibition at the age of 96. She died in Eastbourne where she lived in her later life. Her nephew H. E. Partridge was patron in Auckland of Lindauer and the Partridge Collection of Lindauer's Maori portraits is now in ACAG. Exhibited: CSA 1889–90 and 1908. Represented: McDougall, by an oil of the flora of New Zealand painted when she was ninety-two.