48. Charles Frederick Goldie 1870 - 1947
Relics of a Bygone Age, Mere Werohia, A Chieftainess of the Ngati te Rori te Rangi Hapu of the Ngatiwhakane Tribe, Rotorua
est. $220,000 - 280,000
Relics of a Bygone Age, Mere Werohia, A Chieftainess of the Ngati te Rori te Rangi Hapu of the Ngatiwhakane Tribe, Rotorua
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 cm
Signed & dated 1933
30 x 25 cm
est. $220,000 - 280,000
Fetched $249,000
Relative size
Provenance :
John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1947 George Walker Auctions, December 1973 Sothebys, Australia 1991 Private Collection, Auckland since 1991
Exhibited :
Royal Academy, London 1935 Paris Salon, Paris 1936 John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1947
Illustrated :
p. 269 C. F Goldie His Life and Painting Alister Taylor & Jan Glen, First published 1979 Alister Taylor, Wairua, Martinborough, New Zealand New Zealand Herald, 1 February 1935 Auckland Star, 1 May 1935 New Zealand Herald, 1 May 1935 New Zealand Herald, 14 December 1935 Evening Post, 17 December 1935 Mere Werohia was a Chieftainess of the Ngati te Rori te Rangi Hapu of the Ngati Whakane Tribe, Rotorua and is thought to be a survivor of the Tarawera Eruption, 1886.
