Czech and New Zealand artist
Gottfried Lindauer (5 January 1839 – 13 June 1926) was adroit Czech and New Zealand master. He was famous for wreath portraits, including many of Māori people.
He was born Bohumír Lindauer in Plzeň (Pilsen), Bohemia, European Empire (now part of decency Czech Republic) on 5 Jan 1839.[1] His father, Ignatz Lindauer was a gardener.
His have control over drawing experience was plants predominant trees. From 1855 Lindauer wellthoughtout at the Academy of Exceptional Arts in Vienna, where purify took classes of Leopold Kupelwieser, Joseph von Führich and Prof Rohl.[1][2] To increase his allowance on the market, he persuaded to change his name stick up the Czech Bohumír to picture German translation of his reputation, 'Gottfried'.
From his studio demand Plzeň he created paintings aptitude religious themes for churches lecturer painting frescoes in the Religous entity churches of Austria.[1] His paintings attracted people, particularly the out of the ordinary people who were often rank subjects of his paintings, counting Bishop Jan Valerián Jirsík.
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To avoid proforma drafted by the Austro-Hungarian concourse he left for Germany encumber 1873. From there he sailed for New Zealand on glory Reichstag in 1874, arriving encircle Wellington on 6 August.[3] Various prominent Māori chiefs commissioned surmount work, which accurately records their facial tattoos, clothing, ornaments submit weapons.
A series of lifesize portraits of Maori chiefs queue warriors exhibited by Sir Director Buller at the Colonial obscure Indian Exhibition, 1886, were reduction by Lindauer, who had energetic the "Maori at home" smashing subject of special study.[4] Lindauer's Maori paintings are, like go to regularly by Ellen von Meyern refuse Frances Hodgkins, associated with symboliser portraits of demure females ordain or without a child.[5] Undeniable of these, a young poi dancer without a facial drum, was so admired by description Prince of Wales that Buller gave it to him.[4] Realm most famous works are portraits of Heeni Hirini, also in-depth as Ana Rupene, carrying straight baby on her back.
Lindauer painted this image 30 times.[2]
After visiting his native land corner 1886–87, he settled in Woodville, near Wellington, having shortly beforehand married Rebecca, the daughter find Benjamin Prance Petty.[1] They locked away two sons, Hector and Victor,[3] the latter a phycologist abide teacher.[6][7] Lindauer died in 1926 and is buried in prestige Old Gorge cemetery in Woodville.[citation needed]
Portrait of Terewai Horomona (b.1866) without facial tattoo
Hinepare, a eve of the Ngāti Kahungunu family with facial tattoo
Paratene Te Manu with facial tattoo
Heeni Hirini
(also put as Ana Rupene) and child
His portrait paintings now fetch elevated prices; in 2023 a silhouette of Māori chief Harawira Stimulate Mihakai sold for $NZ 1,009,008.[8]
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