Two glass-plate negatives showing Charles Frederick Goldie at work, and two NFTs (non-fungible tokens) of the photos, sold for a record $131,000 at a Webb'
A rash of record prices has encouraged two collectors to offload works by Australian art’s biggest names, and hit international sculptors, in rare December sales.
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Sleep Tis a Gentle Thing, by Charles Frederick Goldie is still uncovered following a theft at a Hamilton home in the summer holiday period.
In the sleepy days after Christmas, burglars broke into an unassuming Hamilton home and walked off with a rare cultural artefact. Pilfering an antique clock, cutlery set and other artworks, it s not yet clear whether thieves knew they had their hands on a painting by one of New Zealand’s most renowned artists. Charles Frederick Goldie s
Sleep ‘Tis a Gentle Thing, depicting Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Pāoa chief Hori Pokai, was stolen between December 27 and January 3, 2021.
Hamilton Goldie art heist: Million-dollar work could become underworld currency - art crime expert
18 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM
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Sleep tis a Gentle Thing by New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie was stolen alongside numerous other unique artworks and antiques. Photo / NZ Police
Sleep tis a Gentle Thing by New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie was stolen alongside numerous other unique artworks and antiques. Photo / NZ Police
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
A Goldie painting estimated to be worth more than a million dollars could become underworld currency used as a bargaining tool by gangs if it s not recovered, an art crime expert says.