In 2014, Nationalgalerie presented for the first time paintings by the Bohemian painter Gottfried Lindauer (1839–1926) at the exhibition Gottfried Lindauer: The Maori Portraits. Lindauer’s work is almost unknown outside New Zealand.
It was the first time that the descendants of the individuals depicted gave permission to show the works outside New Zealand. The paintings had never left New Zealand because the descendants of the individuals portrayed still keep the memory of their ancestors alive and recall the link of generations to their lineage, their history, and identity.
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