Two never-before-seen Goldies on show at Suite

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Monday 19 April 2010

Two never-before-seen Goldie’s on show at Suite

Two Charles F. Goldie works that have never been shown before will be exhibited at Suite in Wellington from Friday 23 April 2010. Both works are also for sale.

The first of the works is a 1937 silver gelatin print by Goldie of Hori Pokai, which was gifted to an Auckland patron in 1938 and later sold by John Leech gallery. This photograph was the basis for Goldie's superb 1937 painting A Midsummer's day, Maoriland.

The second artwork is a 1911 oil on mahogany painting presented in original Kauri frame titled Rakapa, an Arawa Chiefteness. Originally of Otaki, Rakapa married into Arawa and her waiata are favourite songs among the old Rotorua people as well as those of the Ngati Toa and Ngati Raukawa villages.

Goldie painted Rakapa three times and Suite is honoured to bring this painting to the market for the first time since 1911, following its acquisition by the vendor's grandmother directly from Goldie.

Images of the work are not available for publication. However, both can be viewed at Suite in Newtown, by appointment.

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