Saturday, April 18, 2009

Norval Morrisseau Authentic Paintings at Auction Houses Across North America (Part VI)

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"Grandfather Speaks of Great Ancestral Warrior",
© 1977 Norval Morrisseau; Click HERE to view this canvas VERSO
/Click on image to Enlarge/


"My Grandfather told me once that nobody, no matter how hard they tried, could he remember all of the legends, otherwise, the whole of Northwestern Ontario would be covered in Pictographs."

Norval Morrisseau


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>>> Reference postings:
- A Brief Ojibway History (Part III) &
- Manipulative Nature of Gabor Vadas (Part I).

* The painting in this posting: "Grandfather Speaks of Great Ancestral Warrior", 61"x58", acrylic on canvas, © 1977 Norval Morrisseau - Offered for sale at Heffel's Auction House in Toronto, Ontario in September 2006 (Lot 30) - Provenance: Private Collection, Thunder Bay /Private Collection/

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