New Zealand: Painting of Māori elder by Goldie fetches record price
Source: BBC
An oil painting of a Māori elder has fetched a record price at an auction on Tuesday, making it the most valuable artwork of its kind in New Zealand history.The painting by famed local artist Charles Frederick Goldie, shows a portrait of Wharekauri Tahuna, a priest who is believed to be one of the last tattooed men of his generation. The NZ$3.75m ($2.2m; £1.7m) sale also marks the highest price ever paid for a…
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