By Lindy LairdA Kaitaia man hoping to sell items that belonged to an infamous New Zealand art forger believes he has the biggest Goldie collection in the world. He means works by the late Carl Feodor Goldie, the copyist who changed his name from Karl Feodor Sim, not the early New Zealand portraitist Charles Frederick Goldie. No bids were made at all in the auction but Peter said he will relist the collection soon. "You could say it's the biggest Goldie collection in the world." "Art dealers didn't like Carl and won't touch his stuff, but he was a New Zealand icon in the art world and a real character," he said of his old mate.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2017 21:45 UTC