Join in celebrating the legacy of Gottfried Lindauer 100 years after his death, with three fascinating lectures about one of the most prolific portrait painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Lecture 3 – Māori representation in the work of Gottfried Lindauer

For Māori, representation is best experienced within the whare tūpuna, the ancestral house at the centre of Māori life within a marae. Join Kaitiaki Matua, Toi Māori | Senior Curator, Māori Art, Nathan Pōhio as he unpacks a marae-centred account of how this customary form of Māori representation can be considered in relation to the portraits of Māori by Gottfried Lindauer.

 

About the artist

Gottfried Lindauer was born in Pilsen, Czech Republic, and professionally trained at the Academy Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1874  he migrated to Aotearoa New Zealand. Lindauer's first portraits of Māori were painted in Nelson though he worked in many parts of New Zealand before establishing a studio in Auckland in the late-1870s. Here he met businessman Henry Partridge (1848–1931), who over the next 30-plus years commissioned portraits of eminent Māori as well as large-scale depictions of Māori life and customs.

Lecture 1: Saturday 13 June

Gottfried Lindauer: The man and the myth

10:30am to 11:30am

Uncover the myths and mysteries behind Gottfried Lindauer’s life and work as Jane Davidson-Ladd shares new research revealing insights into his portraits, photographic practice, and enduring legacy 100 years after his death.

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Lecture 2: Saturday 11 July

Identifying Lindauer: The authentic and the fake

10:30am to 11:30am

Discover how side-by-side analysis of authentic and disputed works is revealing the signature techniques that help confirm Lindauer’s hand and uncover possible forgeries.

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