Artist who lived in Dunedin and Christchurch, was born in Moscow and died in Melbourne. He showed portraits of prize cattle at the Colonial & Indian Exhibition, London, 1886. He was employed by Dalgety & Co to paint cattle portraits. (Some details pers. comm. from descendant, 4 April 2006)
Fodor, George Ferdinand, 1860?-1930
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Fodor, George Ferdinand, 1860?-1930 :Champion cows and bulls [1880s?]
Date: 1875 - 1886
By: Fodor, George Ferdinand, 1860?-1930
Reference: G-389
Description: Portraits of Killoch II (a cow), Teviot (a bull), Fancy (a cow), Young Baron (a bull), and Rosie Kinross (a cow) by the official artist for Dalgety & Co Possibly one of the 'Three portraits of prize cattle' exhibited at the Colonial & Indian Exhibition, London, 1886 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Geo F. Fodor in brushpoint. Also the names of the cattle painted on the frame Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 490 x 735 mm
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Fodor, George Ferdinand, 1860?-1930 :Sketches of bombardment of Oamaru. Dunedin, 1886
Date: 1886
By: Fodor, George Ferdinand, 1860?-1930
Reference: B-034-003
Description: Shows 5 scenes depicting a sham naval attack on Oamaru, 24th April 1886. Shows torpedo boats in the harbour and the steamships; - Ohau, Plucky, Beautiful Star, Hinemoa, and Hawea. The scenes are arranged with an oval more distant view in the centre, ringed with a piece of rope, and four closer rectangular views around the edges, inlcuding towering explosions underwater Supplement to: N.Z. Public Opinion. Dunedin, 1st May, 1886 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 279 x 419 mm