Object Description
Flock Of Merino Sheep
Oil on canvas, 36 x 50 inches.
Signed and dated Geo F Fodor 24/4/84.
(George F Fodor was a New Zealand artist specialising in Bloodstock and Farm Animal portraits in the Dunedin region of New Zealand from the 1860s to the 1890s. He was also the official artist for Dalgety & Co, animal feed specialists. Merino sheep were prized for their high quality wool. This is an unusual and wonderful panoramic view of Merinos in the New Zealand landscape.