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Goldie painting stolen in Waikato burglary worth well over $1m
14 Jan, 2021 02:33 AM
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Sleep tis a Gentle Thing by New Zealand artist C.F. Goldie was stolen alongside numerous other unique artworks and antiques. Photo / NZ Police
Sleep tis a Gentle Thing by New Zealand artist C.F. Goldie was stolen alongside numerous other unique artworks and antiques. Photo / NZ Police
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
The country s top dealer in Goldie paintings says a work depicting a late rangatira Māori reported stolen today would be worth well over a million dollars.
Waikato Police are seeking information in relation to the burglary that included a painting titled Sleep tis a Gentle Thing, of Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Paoa chief Hori Pokai, by New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie.