Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part VI)

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~ Elements of Norval Morrisseau's visual vocabulary

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"Water Spirits", acrylic on canvas, 54" x 46", © 1979 Norval Morrisseau
/Click on image to Enlarge/

* click HERE for "You Tube" video of the most disturbing moment I have ever experienced as a Norval Morrisseau collector and admirer of his art.


INTRODUCTION:

>>> On 22-NOV-2007 Ritchie R. Sinclair a.k.a. Stardreamer, who claims to be a "Chosen Protégé of Norval Morrisseau", was the only one posting the complimentary comment for an article Another painting that was for sale...: Note that the painting in question was the one that he would later, at his defamatory website www.morrisseau.com, label as an "Inferior Counterfeit Morrisseau" (click HERE and/or HERE).

IMPORTANT NOTES: This painting for which Ritchie R. Sinclair a.k.a. Stardreamer gave compliment "And a beautiful Morrisseau it is - so embued with Vision!" was defaced on January 27, 2010 by Bryant Ross who is director of Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery in Aldergrove, BC (click HERE). This act of vandalism was reported by Ms. Katie Mercer ( "The Province" reporter) in her "Portrait of a scandal" article which content was in full support by Kinsman Robinson Galleries as posted on their twitter at http://twitter.com/KinsmanRobinson (click HERE to view a twit which surfaced on the day of Ms. Katie Mercer's print/online article or click HERE for this twit's screen capture).

ADDITIONAL NOTE: Bryant Ross stated that "Paintings in his online gallery were guaranteed to be original and authentic and were obtained from the artist or authenticated by him." (click HERE for screen capture of the original web page as it appeared in May 2005 showing the above presented painting or click HERE for more factual information leading to the public destruction of this genuine Norval Morrisseau painting by Bryant Ross of Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery).

* This online article "Portrait of a scandal" has been deleted by "The Province" editors and as of August 2010 it is not available for viewing anymore (click HERE for a screen capture of this online article). Printed version of this article, in which an important statement from the 'National Art Gallery of Canada' was taken out of context to support Katie Mercer's newspaper article, will be presented on the NORVAL MORRISSEAU BLOG very soon. -

** The above shown genuine Norval Morrisseau painting 'Water Spirits' together with 'Upper and Lower Worlds' were also presented in our posted article The truth behind 'Open Letter to the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society', describing a letter which has never been answered by the NHMS.


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Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery vs. Maslak McLeod Gallery
 

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/Click on image to Enlarge/


>>> In this comparison report we are comparing elements of Norval Morrisseau's visual vocabulary between paintings executed in predominant painting style of the 1970's - two genuine Norval Morrisseau paintings offered for sale by Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery in 2005 with 15 genuine Norval Morrisseau paintings which were excluded from the 'fakes and imitations' list in signed affidavit by Norval Morrisseau dated 24 April 2003 - click HERE; (approx. 25% of 61 presented in Maslak McLeod Gallery's catalouge "Norval Morrisseau: The Development of the Woodland School of Art") as per 'Exhibit No. 13' are executed in a typical 1970's style: #2, #9, #11, #15, #20, #21, #22, #24, #28, #34, #35, #46, #49, #57 & #61.

Note that painting #34 titled "Ancestral Spirit with Evil Serpent" was labeled fake by Donald C. Robinson of Kinsman Robinson Galleries in 'National Post' article from May 18, 2001 (see 'Exhibit No. 5'). This painting was excluded on April 24th, 2003 from the 'fakes and imitations' list of the Norval Morrisseau's sworn affidavit. This same painting titled "Ancestral Spirit with Evil Serpent" came proof positive to be signed by Norval Morrisseau as per forensic report (see 'Exhibit No. 10').


BLOG MASTER'S CLOSING STATEMENT:

>>> This comparison report confirms, more than once in the presentations on this blog, that Norval Morrisseau repeated many times images and elements of his 'visual vocabulary'. It is important to mention that rudimentary elements of Norval Morrisseau's 'visual vocabulary' existed prior his emergence as an artist - left behind by his ancestors who have roamed the Great Lakes for centuries upon centuries (e.g. rock paintings, pertoglyphs and Midewiwin birchbark scrolls).

Miigwetch,

Ugo Matulić a.k.a. Spirit Walker
/spiritwalker2008@gmail.com/

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>>> Reference posts:
- 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),

- Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part III),

- Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part IV),

- Norval Morrisseau Comparison Report (Part V),

- Norval Morrisseau's Certificate of Authenticity (Part I),

- Open Letter to the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society,
- The truth behind 'Open Letter to the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society',
- The story which preceded the 'Open Letter to the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society'..., - Blasphemy (Part II) & - Deceptions of Bryant Ross* (Part I).