Karl Feodor Sim New Zealand, 1923-2013
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About aka Carl F. Goldie Sim
Karl Feodor Sim became the first New Zealander to be convicted for art forgery. In 1985 he was arrested for art forgery after he copied and sold paintings and drawings by artists such as Charles F. Goldie, Rita Angus and Colin McCahon. He was fined $1,000 and required to undertake 200 hours of Community Service. After the court case he changed his name to Carl Feoodor Goldie so he could legally sign and sell paintings as "C. F. Goldie". As well as the three artists listed above, it is believed his forgeries extended to works by over 60 artists.
We have records of art auction sales by Karl Sim from 1994 and in total 23 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 11 (48%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,336 for Kaumatua sold by Dunbar Sloane in January 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
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