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Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), Mother of Serpents, 1968
Estimate:
$15,000 - $25,000
Sold
$35,000
Live Auction
Annual Winter Online Auction, 2025
Description
Title: Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), Mother of Serpents, 1968
Medium: acrylic on millboard
Dimensions: 71 x 32
Frame dimensions: 77 7/8 x 39 1/8 x 2
Medium: acrylic on millboard
Dimensions: 71 x 32
Frame dimensions: 77 7/8 x 39 1/8 x 2
Condition
The artwork appears to be in good condition with creases throughout the millboard, a pin hole at the upper center near the edge of the board, and a water spot in front of the figure's left hand. The frame appears to be in good condition with a nick at the top center.
Signature
signed lower center: (in syllabics)
Provenance
Dr. Herbert T. Schwartz
Galerie Saint-Paul, Saint-Paul-De-Venice, France (label verso)
La Galerie Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (label verso)
Galerie 67, Quebec, Quebec, Canada (label verso)
Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (label verso)
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (label verso)
From a Private Collection
Galerie Saint-Paul, Saint-Paul-De-Venice, France (label verso)
La Galerie Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (label verso)
Galerie 67, Quebec, Quebec, Canada (label verso)
Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (label verso)
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (label verso)
From a Private Collection
Exhibited
Exposition Norval Morrisseau: Legendes Indiennes Du Grand Nord Canadien, Galerie Saint Paul, Saint-Paul-de-Venice, France, September 3 - 24, 1969
Norval Morrisseau - Shaman Artist, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 3, 2006 - April 30, 2006
Norval Morrisseau - Shaman Artist, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 3, 2006 - April 30, 2006
