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Lovely little article, Lindsay.

How is Uncle Karl these days? Do you still keep in touch? Or do you both regard *each other* as the disgraceful black sheep of the family?!

Post 1

Monday, January 17, 2005 - 3:58am

Dammit, Jonathan, you stole my punchline! :)

Linz, I'm glad your uncle didn't decide to copy one of the pomos -- what a waste of forgery that would have been. Though it probably would have been quite a bit easier, particularly for the recreation of a Pollack.

Post 2

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 12:03am

Thank you, guys. I was a bit puzzled at first, then I realised this be an old "random past article" that popped up. My Uncle Karl F. Goldie is now 83, fit as a fiddle, happy as a sandboy, getting lots of commissions - lives in a caravan up around Orewa, Jonathan. Our paths cross seldom, since he hardly ever comes down from the hills, but we are on fine terms whenever we do meet. I just read the latest biography of him & agreed with most of what he said - everything except the commo bits really. Hahaha! Jennifer, he *did* do a Colin McCahon (NZ pomo bullshit artist), but it just wasn't right. Even I could tell it wasn't authentic - colours were too bright. But he does a mean Goldie & many others. Had the "experts" fooled for *years*! :-)

Post 3

Saturday, December 7, 2013 - 3:38am

The Prime Minister of New Zealand signed her name to paintings she did not create.

(5:01 AM Tuesday Apr 16, 2002)
She admitted that a drawing of the Beehive signed by her that raised $1300 for Ponsonby Primary School last year was actually done by one of her staff.

"It doesn't happen that often. It may have happened half a dozen times in 20 1/2 years and I have often asked the staff to help when that request has been made."

She has taken legal advice on the whole matter of the fake art but believes she is on solid ground.

"Should anyone wish to pursue the matter there would be a very robust defence on sound grounds."
New Zealand Herald here

But a conviction was not to be had.
(5:02 AM Saturday Jul 6, 2002)
"One of the dubious daubs at the centre of the Paintergate scandal was destroyed before police announced yesterday that they would not charge the Prime Minister.

They ruled that Helen Clark committed forgery when she signed a painting someone else had created, but said prosecuting her was not in the public interest.

The police report also revealed that after the scandal became public, Labour Party member Simon Mitchell purchased the painting from Henricus van Dijk, who had bought it at the original auction in 1999 for $1000.

Mr Mitchell paid $5000 for the artwork and gave it to Helen Clark's Auckland executive assistant, Joan Caulfield.

Mrs Caulfield asked Helen Clark what she should do with the painting and was told to do whatever she liked. She and her husband burned the canvas on May 6, several weeks after the scandal became public."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1392437

Five years later, Helen Clark forgeries were still surfacing:
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/04/another_forgery.html

Post 4

Saturday, December 7, 2013 - 9:51am