Flipping good return for Maori portrait by New Zealand artist Charles F Goldie
A portrait of a Maori chief by New Zealand artist Charles F Goldie (1870-1947) more than doubled its money in the space of five months after returning to its homeland from the UK.
The 1941 oil on canvas, Pai Te Kai Paipa, or Portrait of Te Hei, featuring a pipe-smoking chief, was…