GIBB, JOHN (1831-1909) was born at Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland, and studied art under John Mackenzie, of Greenock. He exhibited in the exhibitions of the West of Scotland and Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. In 1876 he came to New Zealand in the Merope and settled in Christchurch. Gibb was noted for his realistic treatment of water in his seascapes, and later did many notable landscapes of Canterbury and the West Coast. He was a prolific painter and exhibited for many years at the Canterbury Art Society and elsewhere in New Zealand. Examples of his work appear in most of the leading galleries in the Dominion and in Australia. A notable picture is his reproduction of Miss Townsend's scene of the landing of immigrants from the Cressy. Gibb died on 10 Sep 1909. (See his son, WILLIAM MENZIES GIBB.)

Bar, Art; The Press, 11 Sep 1909.

Reference: Volume 1, page 163

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