Norval Morrisseau Signature Study (Part IV)

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"Indian Overpowers Bear Spirit", © 1970s Norval Morrisseau

/Click on image to enlage/

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"Indian Overpowers Bear Spirit" (Artist's description)
/Click on image for detailed examination/

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"Signature of Norval Morrisseau"

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- Presented in this posting is a great example of the Norval Morrisseau's art from the early 1970s mainly painted in style of the 1960s. Also, included herein is artist's description handwritten, I believe, on a separate sheet of paper.

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Related story/link: In oder to provide legitimacy to their pieces the collectors, along with others, including Toronto galleries who had pronounced the pieces genuine, commissioned a report on the signatures, (in English "Norval Morrisseau") on the front and back of the paintings. Document Examination Consultants, Inc. (a forensic services company) were provided letters and pictures of paintings from Norval Morrisseau and concluded that the signatures able to be read were, in their expert opinion, by the hand of Norval Morrisseau. This was considered solid evidence of the legitimacy of the pieces.
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Q: "Why do galleries feel that they need to provide legitimacy to their art pieces of Norval Morrisseau? Should a gallery not be confident (and responsible) in what they are selling?
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A: "Galleries do feel a need to provide legitimacy to their pieces in the above stated way. Due to the fact that individuals and galleries that were closely associated with the artist have been spreading false statements that paintings of a certain style were not done by Norval Morrisseau's hand. Particularily those paintings from the 1970's presented on this blog and that have been offered for sale for more than three decades in galleries all across Canada. In my opinion they are harming the Norval Morrisseau's art market and consequently his legacy."

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Note: In the following "Norval Morrisseau Signature Study" we are eager to introduce numerous examples to draw from known sources with provenance. We will use letters addressed by Norval Morrisseau/canvases/officially embossed signatures from Norval Morrisseau and serigraphs to anaylsis Norval Morrisseau's signature as it is found on his artwork. This study is to confirm and introduce to the novice and seasoned collector the many aspects of Norval Morrisseau's caligraphy found painted on the reverse/front of his canvases, signed limited edition serigraphs, books and correspondence.
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* For detailed information on Norval Morrisseau's Signature Study go to "Signature Identification Article 101"

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~ I am inviting all readers, collectors and admirers of Norval Morrisseau's art to share the images (drawings, paintings, newspaper articles and painted objects), handwritten and other documents pertaining to the artistic legacy of Norval Morrisseau.~

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spiritwalker2008@gmail.com

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