▁December ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁art ▁for ger , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁conv icted ▁of ▁that ▁crime ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁▁ ▁Sim ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M anga we ka ▁in ▁the ▁Man aw atu - W ang an ui ▁region , ▁and ▁attended ▁Or ou a ▁Down s ▁School . ▁His ▁art istic ▁tal ents ▁were ▁discovered ▁at ▁Pal mer ston ▁North ▁Techn ical ▁School . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁" well ▁div iner " ▁in ▁the ▁Man aw atu ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁for ging ▁art ▁in ▁his ▁ 4 0 s , ▁copying ▁and ▁s elling ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings ▁of ▁such ▁artists ▁as ▁Frances ▁H od g kins , ▁Col in ▁McC ah on , ▁and ▁Charles ▁F ▁Gold ie , ▁in ▁his ▁ant ique ▁and ▁wine ▁shop ▁in ▁Fo xt on . ▁By ▁signing ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁pictures , ▁he ▁sold ▁them ▁as ▁original , ▁genu ine ▁pieces ▁of ▁art . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁conv icted ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁counts ▁of ▁forg ery ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁hours ▁community ▁service ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁After ward ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Carl ▁Fe oder ▁Gold ie , ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁sign ▁pictures ▁as ▁CF ▁Gold ie . ▁Following