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February 2020 Online Sale Catalogue FEBRUARY 2020 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Opens: 06-Feb-2020 04:00:00 PM Estimated closing time: 27-Feb-2020 02:00:00 PM (with 3 minutes extension until no further bids received) Viewing: All works can be viewed on the Internet at www.heffel.com and at Heffel Gallery Limited, 2247 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, or at Heffel Gallery Limited, 13 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, ON, or at Gallerie Heffel Québec Ltée., 1840 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada Note: Sale to be held through the Internet at www.heffel.com. Any estimates for this sale are in Canadian Dollars. Telephone and absentee bids accepted. Heffel Gallery Limited Heffel Gallery Limited Heffel Fine Art Auctioneers Galerie Heffel Québec Ltée. 2247 Granville Street 13 Hazelton Avenue 451 Daly Avenue 1840 rue Sherbrooke Ouest Vancouver, BC, V6H 3G1 Toronto, ON, M5R 2E1 Ottawa, ON, K1N 6E7 Montreal, QC, H3H 1E4 Phone: 00 1 604 732 6505 Phone: 00 1 416 961-6505 Phone: 00 1 613 230 6505 Phone: 00 1 514 939-6505 Mobile: 00 1 604 418 6505 Fax: 00 1 416 961-4245 Fax: 00 1 613 230 8884 Fax: 00 1 514 939-1100 Fax: 00 1 604 732 4245 Email: [email protected] FEBRUARY 2020 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 1 of 69 001 PATRICK AMOS 1957 - Canadian Indigenous Killer Whale with Hawk carved red cedar mask with paint and horse hair on verso signed, titled, dated July 25, 2000 and inscribed "Nuu-chah-nulth style" / "Dorsil fin, cedar bark and horse hair" / "Mowachaht Nation" 47 x 45 x 9 inches 119.4 x 114.3 x 22.9 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Calgary Exhibited: Literature: Dimensions refer to the entire mask, including the horse hair. The solid cedar portion alone measures 30 x 15 x 9 inches. Starting Bid: $500 CDN Estimate: $1,000 ~ $1,500 CDN Preview at: Heffel Calgary 002 ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK 1951 - Canadian Indigenous Mother and Child serpentine stone sculpture signed and dated 2003 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 8 inches 26.7 x 21.6 x 20.3 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $1,300 CDN Estimate: $2,500 ~ $3,500 CDN Preview at: Heffel – 13 Hazelton Ave Toronto 003 KAKA ASHOONA 1928 - 1996 Canadian Indigenous Walrus stone carving on verso signed 26 1/8 x 8 x 11 inches 66.4 x 20.3 x 27.9 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Consignor proceeds from the sale of this work will be donated to benefit the Vancouver Sun Children's Fund and the Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School Theatre Renovation Project. Starting Bid: $1,000 CDN Estimate: $2,000 ~ $3,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Vancouver FEBRUARY 2020 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 2 of 69 004 KIAWAK ASHOONA 1933 - Canadian Indigenous Figure with Head stone sculpture on verso signed in syllabics 19 x 7 1/2 x 9 inches 48.3 x 19.1 x 22.9 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, New Brunswick Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $1,500 CDN Estimate: $2,500 ~ $3,500 CDN Preview at: Heffel Montreal 005 PITSEOLAK ASHOONA OC RCA 1904 - 1983 Canadian Festive Bird stonecut on paper signed, editioned and dated 1970 23 3/4 x 33 1/2 inches 60.3 x 85.1 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited: Literature: Christine Lalonde, Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work, Art Canada Institute, 2015, reproduced page 40 This stonecut was printed by Kananginak Pootoogook. Please note: this work is unframed. Starting Bid: $700 CDN Estimate: $1,500 ~ $2,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel – 13 Hazelton Ave Toronto 006 CARL BEAM 1943 - 2005 Canadian Indigenous Untitled mixed media on paper signed 18 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches 47.6 x 39.4 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $3,000 ~ $5,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel – 13 Hazelton Ave Toronto FEBRUARY 2020 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 3 of 69 007 DOUG CRANMER 1927 - 2006 Canadian Indigenous Cedar Carving carved cedar signed 16 x 5 x 5 inches 40.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: When discussing the history of First Nations art of the Pacific Northwest Coast in the second half of the twentieth century, the name Doug Cranmer continually shows up. Central to the renaissance of Haida Art, Cranmer worked alongside masters such as Bill Reid and Mungo Martin in reviving Haida and Kwakwaka'wakw visual culture. In 1958 Cranmer, alongside Reid, was hired by the University of British Columbia to help carve a replica of a Haida village which still sits on the grounds of the Museum of Anthropology. He was instrumental in helping produce the next generation of Pacific Northwest Coast artists. In 1970, along with Tony Hunt and Robert Davidson, Cranmer was among the first instructors hired to teach at the newly opened Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Art at ‘Ksan. Born in Alert Bay, BC in 1927, Cranmer was taught how to carve directly from the previous generation of Kwakwaka'wakw carvers. At 10 months old he was given the name Kesu’ which means “wealth being carved.” He is renowned as a master carver as well as an accomplished painter, and his work is held in numerous public and private collections worldwide, including the Royal British Columbia Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Museum of Anthropology. In 2012 the Museum of Anthropology held a comprehensive retrospective of his work. Starting Bid: $300 CDN Estimate: $600 ~ $800 CDN Preview at: Heffel Vancouver 008 DOUG CRANMER 1927 - 2006 Canadian Indigenous Beaver Mask painted cedar mask signed 11 x 7 x 7 1/2 inches 27.9 x 17.8 x 19.1 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: When discussing the history of First Nations art of the Pacific Northwest Coast in the second half of the twentieth century, the name Doug Cranmer continually shows up. Central to the renaissance of Haida Art, Cranmer worked alongside masters such as Bill Reid and Mungo Martin in reviving Haida and Kwakwaka'wakw visual culture. In 1958 Cranmer, alongside Reid, was hired by the University of British Columbia to help carve a replica of a Haida village which still sits on the grounds of the Museum of Anthropology. He was instrumental in helping produce the next generation of Pacific Northwest Coast artists. In 1970, along with Tony Hunt and Robert Davidson, Cranmer was among the first instructors hired to teach at the newly opened Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Art at ‘Ksan. Born in Alert Bay, BC in 1927, Cranmer was taught how to carve directly from the previous generation of Kwakwaka'wakw carvers. At 10 months old he was given the name Kesu’ which means “wealth being carved.” He is renowned as a master carver as well as an accomplished painter, and his work is held in numerous public and private collections worldwide, including the Royal British Columbia Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Museum of Anthropology. In 2012 the Museum of Anthropology held a comprehensive retrospective of his work. Starting Bid: $300 CDN Estimate: $600 ~ $800 CDN Preview at: Heffel Vancouver FEBRUARY 2020 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 4 of 69 009 REG DAVIDSON 1954 - Canadian Indigenous Haida Shark Paddle carved yellow cedar paddle with acrylic paint signed and dated 1991 64 5/8 x 6 x 1 3/8 inches 164.1 x 15.2 x 3.5 centimeters Provenance: Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Hailing from a family of Haida art legends that includes his brother Robert Davidson and great- grandfather Charles Edenshaw, Reg Davidson is part of a generation of artists responsible for the rebirth and continuation of the Haida visual tradition. He views his work in the context of a proud history, and produces it in an effort to reclaim and pay homage to the sophisticated artistic heritage of the Haida people. After working on numerous projects alongside his brother Robert, Reg emerged as a celebrated artist by distinguishing himself as an expert mask carver. Central to Davidson’s life on Haida Gwaii is traditional ceremony and dance, for which he carves new masks to be used as a part of the ceremonial function. Proficient in a variety of artistic media including metalwork and screenprinting, he is also recognized as a singer and dancer, and performs as the principal dancer with the group he and his brother founded in 1980, the Rainbow Creek Dancers. In 1986, Davidson, along with Glen Rabena, carved the first modern pole to be raised in Massett as part of the ceremonial assumption of a chiefly name since the practice had been outlawed in 1884. Davidson has enjoyed an illustrious career which includes being personally commissioned by Damien Hirst for a pole, as well as a commission for Vancouver International Airport in 2016, which included two sculptures, a large bentwood box and a 24 foot pole. In 2008, Davidson was the recipient of a British Columbia Creative Achievement Award. In 1990, a private arts organization in San Francisco commissioned Davidson to complete a 30-foot canoe as part of a six month public demonstration of traditional Haida arts in San Francisco. This canoe, titled Yaalth Tluu (Raven Canoe) was returned to Haida Gwaii after the project, where it is now used for ceremonial occasions and special events. Haida Shark Paddle is one of several that was carved by Reg Davidson for the Yaalth Tluu. Further information on the making of the Yaalth Tluu can be found on the Museum of Anthropology's website: http://www2.moa.ubc.ca/voicesofthecanoe/making/haida/index.html Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $4,000 ~ $6,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Vancouver 010 ROBERT CHARLES DAVIDSON BCSFA OC 1946 - Canadian Indigenous T-Silii-AA-Lis (Raven Finned Killer Whale) silkscreen on paper signed, editioned 63/99 and dated 1983 41 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches 105.4 x 74.9 centimeters Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: This design is one of a set of five done by Robert Davidson in 1983.
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