Deceptions of Bryant Ross* (Part I)

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* The gallery director of the Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery, Aldergrove, BC
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"Untitled", acrylic on paper, © 1970's Norval Morrisseau
/Click on image to Enlage/
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"This is one of the paintings that has been exhibited for sale on the COGHLAN ART studio & gallery website a few years ago.
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The same gallery states that paintings of that kind are fakes and that only paintings that they provide are proven to be authentic.
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My question to the above mentioned gallery would be to explain how the same art that they were selling in the past, as authentic, all of a sudden are fakes?"
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~ The above text/image was previously published on the second day of this blog's existence on November 13th, 2007 (click HERE).
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>>> The following is Bryant Ross' reply to my statement:

"Hi....My name is Bryant Ross and I am the director of Coghlan Art Studio and Gallery in Aldergrove B.C. Although I may not agree with many of the comments on this blog, I welcome the chance to communicate. This blog could be turned into a great place for the positive side of Norval Morrisseau. I will try to answer the questions directed at me, because they need to be answered. You will find my comments here and in other parts of the site.
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As to the question of money. I have known and worked with Norval Morrisseau for over 20 years. Shortly after I met him he told me a story. It was a short story and he told it to me again and again over the years until it became my tailisman to live by.
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"Money is a river that flows by the back of your house. You can dip in and get what you need or you can wade in and drown."
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As to the above painting - I have never stated that it is fake. If memory serves me it was one of a group of 6 or 7 done on paper in a similar vain. From the picture it appears to be very real.
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I do not claim that My gallery is the only place to get a real Morrisseau. I do claim that Coghlan Art will only sell a real Morrisseau. It is all in the wording and some trive on twisting words"
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~ Click HERE to view this post and all pertaining comments including the one by Bryant Ross as presented above.
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>>> Presented below is another painting from the same set of seven that was offered for purchase at Bryant Ross' Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery, Aldergrove, BC.

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"Untitled", acrylic on paper, © 1970's Norval Morrisseau
/Click on image to Enlage/
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Both of the images presented above were acquired by Bryant Ross from Mr. Anthony (Tony) Martinenko, an art dealer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who acquired them directly from Mr. Rolf Schneiders' Private Collection (Thunder Bay, Ontario). To view a couple of other paintings that Bryant Ross acquired from Mr. Anthony Martinenko I am directing the readers to The truth behind 'Open Letter to the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society'.
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Among other galleries Mr. Anthony Martinenko was supplying Norval Morrisseau's paintings to Maslak McCleod Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta and Northern Art Impressions Gallery, Lake Louise, Alberta; to name but a few. Also, my first Norval Morrisseau's painting was purchased in Winter 1999-2000 from Mr. Anthony Martinenko who acquired it from Mr. Rolf Schneiders (click HERE)!
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>>> Presented below is the painting from Mr. Anthony Martinenko's collection which used to appear on his website (not active anymore) in the beginning of the last decade and it was also acquired from Mr. Rolf Schneiders' Private Collection.

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"Untitled", acrylic on canvas, © 1970's Norval Morrisseau
/Click on image to Enlage/
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>>> It is interesting that Bryant Ross considers 'questionable' works as qenerally dark and ugly and that you do not need to be an expert to pick out these 'abominations' (the adjective Norval Morrisseau used for them**). He also states that they do not show the colour palette of a master painter like Norval Morrisseau and at his website www.coghlanart.com (go to the 'The Morrisseau Chronicles' > 'Question of Authenticity') he directs readers to visit www.morrrisseau.com for comparison between 'questionable' and 'authentic' works of Norval Morrisseau even knowning that Ritchie 'Stardreamer' Sinclair labelled one of the paintings ("Storyteller", 1982) sold at his www.coghlanart.com as an "Inferior Counterfeit Morrisseau" (click HERE).
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** - according to Bryant Ross
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Screen capture from 'Forged Morrisseau Art' Category of defamatory www.morrisseau.com (19-JAN-2010) of the same paintings (Click HERE) when its webmaster Ritchie 'Stardreamer' Sinclair* called it an "Inferior Counterfeit Morrisseau"
/Click on image to Enlarge/
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* An individual who single-handedly caused the greatest harm to the Norval Morrisseau Art Market and whose name is infamously connected with the Legacy of Norval Morrisseau (click HERE).
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Summary
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"Side by Side Comparison", acrylics on paper & canvas,
© 1970's Norval Morrisseau /Click on image to Enlage/
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As we can see all of the paintings above are executed in almost identical composition which proves , more than once in the presentations on this blog, that Norval Morrisseau repeated many times his images. Quite contrary, Bryant Ross of the "Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery" stated that Norval Morrisseau never copied (repeated) his images. ~ Please, review the last 14 reference posts listed below ~
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It is funny that Bryant Ross considers the above paintings on paper 'very real' (meaning 'authentic') and the one in the middle on canvas as an 'Inferior Counterfeit Morrisseau'. Isn't it ironic... don't you think???
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IMPORTANT NOTE: To better understand Bryant Ross' deceptive nature it is strongly recommended to read the reference posts listed below.
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CLOSING STATEMENT: The reason why I started this blog more than two years ago was due to false statements made by Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery and individuals* (a List of Individuals presented at the end of this paragraph) closely associated with the artist regarding authentic Norval Morrisseau paintings they call 'questionable', 'fakes', 'forgeries', 'abominations' and other defamatory attributes. I felt the need to create a platform that will speak for Norval when this priviledge to speak for himself was put in the hands of others that were only interested in their personal financial gain by putting the Legacy of Norval Morrisseau aside.
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I am a strong believer that Norval Morrisseau's Legacy belongs to his people "the Great Ojibway" and to family that bears his name - Morrisseau Family.
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"May the truth be told and known to all"
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Miigwetch

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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* - Donald (Don) Robinson of the Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Bryant Ross of the Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery & Gabor (Gabe) Vadas, who for the last 20 years of Norval Morrisseau's life functioned as Mr. Morrisseau's guardian, business manager and 'adopted' (although not legally so) son.
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>>> Reference posts:
- Changing Faces of Ritchie "Stardreamer" Sinclair (Part III),
- The truth behind 'Open Letter to the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society',

- Dishonest & Disrespectful Behaviour of Ritchie 'Stardreamer' Sinclair (Part I),
- 'Old Art Scam' Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery and Gabor Vadas: Mr. Karl J. Burrows (Part I),
- Deceptions of the main 'Norval Morrisseau Conspirators': Gabor Vadas, Bryant Ross, Donald Robinson & Ritchie 'Stardreamer' Sinclair (Part I),
- Weekend of Awakening,
- Morrisseau History Detective Stories (Part IV),
- Morrisseau History Detective Stories (Part X),
- Deceptions of John Zemanovich (Part I),
- Norval Morrisseau's Certificates of Authenticity,
- "Morrisseau Signature Identification Article 101" (Part I),
- Norval Morrisseau Conspiracy & Art Market Competition,
- Norval Morrisseau Genuine Collage,
- Justice for Norval Morrisseau (Part I),
- Justice for Norval Morrisseau Found,
- Michael Moniz vs. CTV Globemedia Publishing Inc.,
- Sacred Medicine Wheel /Forensic Report/,
- Sacred Medicine Bear /Forensic Report/,
- "The Writing On The Wall... Norval Morrisseau Conspiracy Exposed",

- Norval Morrisseau's "Twins" (Part I),

- Norval Morrisseau's "Twins" (Part II),

- Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part I) /Separated at Birth?/,

- Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part I) /Revisited/,

- Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part II),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part I),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part II),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part III),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part IV),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part V),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part VI),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part VII),
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part VIII) &
- Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part IX).
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