George Von Haast was born in New Zealand, the second son of Sir Julius and Lady Mary Von Haast. He received his art training in Europe before settling in Dorset, and eventually Cornwall (with some time in Ecuador too) at the start of the twentieth century.

He lived in Tywardreath in mid Cornwall, and was acknowledged as an established artist, and also as a writer of short plays.

Only one painting by him is known to exist. It is signed GVH and is understood to be of a pilgrim, undertaken while he was visiting his mother in Rome, around 1910.

The painting is in the possession of his great-granddaughter, who contacted us hoping to fill in the gaps in his career. 

We welcome any further information on this artist.