This is a large and rare work extremely well executed.
This is a copy of Gottfried Lindauers work of Wiremu Kingi.
Here it shows the Chief holding the chieftains Mere ….
On the treaty of Waitangi, Wiremu Kingi drew his full moko as his signature.
Kingi was one of New Zealands great men in history .
Artist: Fernanda Brenner, (1924-2005), was an Italian born New Zealand Artist who was known for her Maori Portraits, some her own compositions whilst others were copies of Goldie’s. At 12 years old she was awarded a scholarship to study painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and migrated to N.Z in 1951. She became a member of the New Zealand Acadamy of Arts and taught painting. She also had numerous exhibitions in Wellington.
Wiremu Kingi : Te Rangitāke Wiremu Kingi is thought to have been born in the last years of the eighteenth century, at Manukorihi pā, Waitara. He was of Ngāti Kura and Ngāti Mutunga descent, and is primarily identified with Te Āti Awa. His father was Te Reretāwhangawhanga, one of the great Te Āti Awa leaders of his time. His mother was Te Kehu (also known as Te Whetū-o-te-ao). Te Rangitāke, also known as Whiti, was baptised in the early 1840s, taking the name Wiremu Kīngi. His younger brothers were also known from the 1840s by their baptismal names: Ēnoka (Tatairau), Matiu, and Penihāmine. Te Rangitāke married twice. His first wife was Te Kautū-ki-te-rangi, and they had a son, Eruera; then he married Hēni Hūnia, sister of Te Kautū, and their daughter was Hōriana Ngāraorao, who married Matahau of Ngāti Raukawa.