Action of Deception by KRG (Part II)

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~ Provenance Issues
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"Untitled" [Thunderbird], 63.5"x23", © 1966 Norval Morrisseau
~ Acrylic on kraft board; Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist!?
* Exhibited at 'A Retrospective' by Kinsman Robinson Galleries
/Click on image to Enlarge/
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~ An Introduction
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The following statement is from KRG's blog dated August, 10th, 2008. This proves their many years of deception which started with a 'National Post' article: "Morrisseau fakes alleged" dated May 18th, 2001 launched by Donald Robinson of the Kinsman Robinson Galleries in his efforts to corner the Norval Morrisseau Art Market through slander and smear campaigns:
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"We created our blog, after Norval Morrisseau passed away, so that collectors and buyers alike could have access to reliable information and to present the truth about the proliferation of Morrisseau forgeries which have flooded the marketplace. KRG will continue to deal with everyone with absolute integrity. We will provide up-to-date and accurate information to the best of our knowledge and ability. We're committed to this mission."
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~ click HERE to view screen capture of their statement from their blog genuinemorrisseau.blogspot.com (blog was removed on June 26th, 2009; reinstated on August 06, 2009 but this time open to invited readers only and NOW it is active with all content deleted, directing readers to their twitter address at http://twitter.com/KinsmanRobinson).-
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~ KRG Exhibition "NORVAL MORRISSEAU - A Retrospective" ~
---/November 9th - to 29th 2008/
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This Norval Morrisseau retrospective only shows artwork that was all apparently acquired directly from the artist as per the List of Works in Exhibition Index (click HERE). This constant claim is and has always been highlighted, promoted and marketed as such to imply an inherent superiority in the Morrisseau painting(s) being offered up for sale by Kinsman Robinson Galleries. That along with being "the official representatives of Norval Morrisseau" implies a higher fitness of sale/expertise that the public should rely on due to KRG relationship and knowledge of both Norval Morrisseau and his art. This is even reflected in further as per following entry from Twitter by KRG as of September 30th, 2009:
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Beware of blanket statements such as "provenance leading directly to the artist" which are not backed up by verifiable facts.
4:31 AM Sep 30th
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(Click HERE for link to the statement above or click HERE for its screen capture)
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The above statement was direct reply by KRG to description on the NORVAL MORRISSEAU BLOG of one of the paintings from my private collection ("Erotic Couple", 1980) posted earlier on the same day (click HERE).
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Kinsman Robinson Galleries does this to maintain the concept of having a provenance which is the basis of their claims to the public. It's the provenance etc. Again, the industry accepted notion of the provenance is the artwork from the artist to the gallery to the buyer. That's it. The question is how is this possible for this show.
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Norval Morrisseau, late 1980s
/Vancouver, BC, Canada/
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In 1987 Norval Morrisseau met Gabor Vadas, who for the last 20 years of Norval Morrisseau's life functioned as Mr. Morrisseau's guardian and business manager, while there were both homeless on the streets of Vancouver. Mr. Aaron Milrad, who is Gabor Vadas' lawyer admitted that during that time period you could buy a Morrisseau for $10 or a cheap bottle of liquor. If so and these painting were acquired directly from the artist where were they when Mr. Morrisseau was living on the streets of Vancouver?
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The Exhibition called "NORVAL MORRISSEAU - A Retrospective" lists nineteen (19) of the thirty four (34) paintings as being done prior to the period before Mr. Robinson says he signed a contract with Norval on March 6th, 1990. The notion that in this Exhibition that all pieces from the 1960's up until when Mr. Robinson represented Mr. Morrisseau were acquired directly from the artist is completely false and ridiculous. The current seller of the paintings may indeed have bought it directly from Mr. Morrisseau and it could indeed be an original, but Mr. Robinson denies this same treatment to anybody else and only casts dispersion on the same facts to anybody else. The fact is that only "his" clients can claim such provenance in the same set of circumstances. The fact is that these are pieces that have been consigned to Mr. Robinson by the seller. There is nothing wrong or illegal with that. The only problem for Mr. Robinson is that he would have to admit that these are real Morrisseaus' that don't have the traditional provenance. This is in direct contradiction to his mantra of provenance, provenance, provenance, which he uses to disqualify and cast suspicion anyone else from selling/consigning a Morrisseau because the piece cannot be attributed directly through the artist or primary dealer-which he claims to be.
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Mr. Donnald Robinson's contention that all artwork was acquired directly from the artist is misleading. Mr. Robinson bought several pieces of artwork from Waddington's Auction House but labels these as being 'acquired directly from the artist' (click HERE to view the above presented painting that used to appear on KRG website where it was clearly stated painting being 'acquired directly from the artist' and click HERE to read their List of Works in Exhibition Index stating the same. Also, click HERE to view the same painting presented on the KRG's blog prior the exhibition).

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This painting was not 'acquired directly from the artist' and in fact it was bought by Kinsman Robinson Galleries on October 24, 2007 at Waddington's Auction House in Toronto, Ontario only to be sold at their gallery a year later.
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"Untitled" [Thunderbird] at Waddington's Auction House in 2007

Source: www.theCanadaSite.com

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The above is a photograph from the Waddington's wall clearly showing this painting (Lot # 158) along with several others that were for sale on October 24, 2007 (click HERE to view these Lots at Waddington's website or click HERE for the screen capture). Mr. Donald Robinson et al. tries to thwart and refute anybody else's attempt to claim such in the marketplace by insisting on a "rock solid" provenance. One that even he cannot give.

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Ugo Matulić a.k.a. Spirit Walker
/spiritwalker2008@gmail.com/
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> For the purposes of this blog I would like to be referred to as Spirit Walker. Miigwetch!
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>>> Reference posts:
- Action of Deception by KRG (Part I),
- David Voss about Donald Robinson,
- Weekend of Awakening,
- Will the real SpiritWalker please stand up?,
- The real Spirit Walker is standing up!,
- Morrisseau History Detective Stories (Part IV),
- Vadas Successfully Sued in Morrisseau Case,
- Manipulative Nature of Gabor Vadas (Part I),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part I),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part II),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part III),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part IV),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part V),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part VI),
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part VII) &
- Deceptions of John Zemanovich (Part I),
- Changing Faces of Ritchie "Stardreamer" Sinclair (Part VII),
- Where in the KRG World is Ritchie "Stardreamer" Sinclair?,
- "Morrisseau Signature Identification Article 101" (Part I),
- "The Writing On The Wall... Norval Morrisseau Conspiracy Exposed",
- Norval Morrisseau Conspiracy & Art Market Competition,
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLegalDefenceFund_com,
- >>> www.NorvalMorrisseauLegalDefenceFund.com (Part V) &
- >>> www.NorvalMorrisseauLegalDefenceFund.com (Part VI).
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* The acrylic painting on kraft board in this post: "Untitled" [Thunderbird], 63.5"x23", © 1966 Norval Morrisseau /Private Collection/
>>> Provenance: NOT AS STATED BY KINSMAN ROBINSON GALLERIES!!!