FAQs

Who made this website?

How can I contact someone?

I have a portrait by Gottfried Lindauer, can I add it to the website?

Can I buy a print of one of these portraits?

I'd like to sell a print or copy of a Lindauer painting, what is its likely value and where do I sell it?

 

Who made this website?

This website was made by the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in partnership with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission who provided transcriptions and translations of the Maori Visitors' Book. Funding for the website was achieved through a grant from the Department of Internal Affairs' Community Partnership Fund.

 

How can I contact someone?

Feel free to get in touch with us at hello@aucklandartgallery.com.

 

I have a portrait by Gottfried Lindauer, can I add it to the website?

We are currently accepting portraits from public collections. If you are a public institution and would like to include your portraits on this website please email us at hello@aucklandartgallery.com.

 

Can I buy a print of one of these portraits?

Reproductions of artworks are handled by the institution that the artwork belongs to. For all portraits in the collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki please contact reproductions@aucklandartgallery.com. Subject to iwi consultation.

For other institutions please contact via their websites:

http://www.thesuter.org.nz/
http://www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz/
http://www.sarjeant.org.nz/site/index.php
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx

 

I'd like to sell a print or copy of a Lindauer painting, what is its likely value and where do I sell it?

Reproductions of artworks are not generally sold by dealer galleries or auction houses as as they usually have little monetary value, often being produced in great numbers. However, they are appreciated for other reasons.

 

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Tāia tēnei whārangi | Print this page
  • Whakaahua Mūori | Mūori Portraits

    View the portraits of Māori painted by Gottfried Lindauer in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Search for specific portraits by iwi or keyword and view the painting in detail through the zoom viewer.

  • Tangata pūkenga | The Artist

    Learn about Gottfried Lindauer, one of the best-known painters of Māori portraits. Read about his painting techniques, why the works were painted, and the role of his patron Henry Partridge.

  • Documentary series | Behind the Brush

    The Māori Television series Behind the Brush brings alive the stories of descendants and to uncover the lives of the artist, the patron and tupuna Māori.

  • Pukapuka manuhiri | Visitors Book

    Turn the pages, view the hundreds of comments and signatures, read the transcription and translation, and search by name and place. A digitisation of an historical legacy.