Norval Morrisseau Canadian Acrylic on Canvas – Feb 13, 2020
Acrylic on canvas. Featuring shaman with birds and butterflies. Signed in Cree Syllabics alongside the lower right corner. “Norval Morrisseau 1932-2008” inscribed along the bottom of the canvas on verso. Attributed to Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007, Indigenous Canadian). 56 x 48 cm (22 x 19 in)
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Norval Morrisseau
Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007) was an Anishinaabe Aboriginal Canadian artist. He is known for his paintings of mythical tableaux. His narrative works of figures and animals were painted in vibrant, fluorescent colors featuring thick black outlines akin to stained glass windows or woodcuts. He noted, “These paintings only remind you that you’re an Indian. Inside somewhere, we’re all Indians,” the self-taught artist once said. “So now when I befriend you, I’m trying to get the best Indian, bring out that Indianness in you to make you think that everything is sacred.”
Born on March 14, 1932, in Beardmore, Ontario, he achieved widespread national success throughout his artistic career. He garnered major commissions which included a large mural created for Expo 67 in 1967 that expressed the political dissatisfaction of the First Nations People of Canada. Morrisseau also regularly exhibited and sold his work in various Canadian galleries until his death in Toronto on December 4, 2007.
Today, his work can be found in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum, the National Gallery of Canada, the Dennos Museum Center, and the Art Gallery of Windsor, among many others.
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Richmond Hill, ON – 401 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ February 13th auction featuring the finest in ESTATE PAINTINGS, POP ART & CERTIFIED GEMS 2020-02-13. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
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