– Peter Beadle’s Queenstown retreat sold for more than its RV of $4.38 million to local buyers.
– The 1.14ha property features a gallery, studio, and European-style home designed by architect Max Wilde.
– Beadle, a renowned landscape artist, built the estate, which includes beautiful grounds and a creek.
The Queenstown retreat of internationally acclaimed Kiwi landscape artist Peter Beadle has sold for substantially more than its RV of $4.38m.
New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty listing agent Stephanie McMeeken told OneRoof that there had been a lot of interest in the 1.14ha property, from New Zealand and overseas, but the winning offer had come from local buyers.
She said the uniqueness of the property and its location were strong drawcards. “It’s very private. It’s up a lovely winding driveway with beautiful established grounds, a creek running through it, and lovely ponds – the setting was just fabulous.”
Beadle and his wife commissioned Arrowtown architect Max Wilde to create their European-style home. Photo / Supplied
The property reflects the couple’s respect for nature, according to the listing. Photo / Supplied
A lot of people were aware of the artist and interested to know he had lived and painted there, and the buyers loved the property’s character, style, and setting.
“It’s lovely to see people who appreciate the grounds and really love that location and who are going to love it and not make major changes.”
OneRoof previously reported that the late Peter Beadle, one of New Zealand’s most prolific landscape painters, had built the private estate, which included a gallery, studio, and extensive grounds at the north end of Lake Hayes.
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Beadle, whose work hangs in galleries around the world as well as the lounges of Air New Zealand, died in 2021 aged 88.
His composer wife, Jill, had since moved out of the home and had decided to sell up, with son Simon telling OneRoof that Beadle started his career in the family signwriting business but soon moved onto painting to fulfil his dream.
“Dad started his career in the 60s in Invercargill. He produced three books and became very successful.”
One of his best-known pieces was Cathedral Peaks, which was painted for the Archbishop of Canterbury and was hung in Lambeth Palace, in London.
Simon told OneRoof his parents had just two homes during their 61 years of marriage.
They lived in Invercargill for a long time, but in the late 1990s decided to move to Queenstown-Lakes, buying a 1.14ha plot of land on Speargrass Flat Road.
The property is nestled in stunning grounds, next door to the acclaimed Ayrburn enclave and Millbrook Resort. Photo / Supplied
Arrowtown architect Max Wilde was commissioned to create a unique home.
“Peter and Jill wanted to capture the feeling of a European-style house with thick walls, heavy timber beams, and wooden joinery,” he said.
“They wanted a house that wasn’t your run-of-the-mill Kiwi house of the time. It really does look like an old European-style property, like in Austria, where they’ve got those very thick walls.”
The home, dubbed Tavistock, was built with a timber framework and Hebel block, then plastered on the outside.
Hardwood bridge beams from Southland were also used in the construction.
“Dad did the paint finish on the plaster on the outside of the building using his artistic skills to make it look like a 300-year-old cottage,” Simon told OneRoof.
They also built a studio and a gallery, which was open by appointment.
“They didn’t have signs on the road saying, come on up. They were mainly dealing with international clients, people staying at Blanket Bay [Luxury Lodge] and those sorts of clients.
“Some of the higher-end tour people used to love taking clients there because the estate has an amazing garden. Sometimes my mother would play piano for them, and of course, they’d also look at dad’s paintings.”
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