Gottfried Lindauer
Encyclopedia
Gottfried Lindauer, also known as Gottfried or Bohumir Lindaur (5 January 1839 – 13 June 1926) was a New Zealand
artist of Czech
descent famous for his portrait
s. Many prominent Māori chiefs commissioned his work, which accurately records their facial tattoos, clothing, ornaments and weapons. The other artist known for these portraits was C. F. Goldie
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Lindauer is buried in the Old Gorge
cemetery in Woodville
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Lindauer, the #1 New Zealand sparkling wine brand, is named after the artist.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
artist of Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
descent famous for his portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
s. Many prominent Māori chiefs commissioned his work, which accurately records their facial tattoos, clothing, ornaments and weapons. The other artist known for these portraits was C. F. Goldie
C. F. Goldie
Charles Frederick Goldie, OBE was a well-known New Zealand artist, famous for his portrayal of Māori dignitaries.Goldie was born in Auckland on 20 October 1870. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Charles Frederick Partington, who built the landmark Auckland windmill...
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Lindauer is buried in the Old Gorge
Manawatu Gorge
The Manawatu Gorge runs between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand, linking the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay regions...
cemetery in Woodville
Woodville, New Zealand
Woodville is a small town in the southern North Island of New Zealand, 75 km north of Masterton and 25 km east of Palmerston North. In the 2006 census 1,398 people are usually resident in Woodville, a decrease of 81 people, or 5.5%, since the 2001 Census.-Early History and Local...
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Lindauer, the #1 New Zealand sparkling wine brand, is named after the artist.
External links
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Gottfried Lindauer
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki: Works by Gottfried Lindauer
- Works by Gottfried Lindauer in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Biography in 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- Notes by Una Platts
- Lindauer Online website, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki