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the-paintrist:actegratuit:“All ‘e Same T’e Pakeha” ou The good joke,1905,Charles Frederick GoldieCharles Frederick Goldie OBE (20 October 1870 – 11 July 1947) was a New Zealand artist, best known for his portrayal of Māori dignitaries.Goldie’s work is associated with the contemporary belief that the Māori were a “dying race”. Many Māori value his images of their ancestors highly. On the rare occasions they are offered for sale they fetch high prices, among the highest for New Zealand paintings. Goldie is considered among the most important New Zealand artists, and the prices fetched reflect this view. In 2016 The International Art Gallery sold Goldie’s last great artwork. The 1941 oil portrait of Wharekauri Tahuna was the first painting in New Zealand history to break the $1 million mark, reaching a top price of $1.175 million. In March 2008, NZ$400,000 (NZ$454,000 including buyer’s premium) was paid at an International Art Centre auction in Auckland for the painting “Hori Pokai - Sleep, ‘tis a gentle thing. Earlier, NZ$530,000 ($589,625 including buyer’s premium) was achieved for a Goldie work in an online auction conducted by Fisher Galleries. On 19 November 2010 opera diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sold the oil on canvas “Forty Winks”, a portrait of Rutene Te Uamairangi for $573,000. This is the most paid for a painting at auction in New Zealand.Many Goldies are held in public collections, including those at the Auckland Art Gallery, the Auckland Institute and Museum, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Some descendants of Maori represented in Goldie’s paintings object to them being sold as prints. -- source link
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