Thunder Bay's Norval Morrisseau vs. Jack Pollock's Norval Morrisseau (Part X)

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"Untitled" [Self Portrait], acrylic on canvas, 45"x28",

© 1971 Norval Morrisseau /Click on image to Enlarge and/or click HERE for the inscription on canvas VERSO/

> The above presented genuine Norval Morrisseau painting was acquired by Ugo Matulić a.k.a. Spirit Walker, Calgary, Alberta from Mr. Mich Barnes of 'Red Kettle Art Gallery', Victoria, British Columbia. Who had originally acquired it from the private collection of Mr. Rolf Schneiders, Thunder Bay, Ontario - the same source as paintings that came with Certificates of Authenticity signed by Norval Morrisseau on April 11th, 2002 and previously presented on this platform (click HERE).

IMPORTANT NOTES: To view high resolution images of this painting click on the image above and/or HERE, HERE & HERE. These close-up pictures clearly show Norval Morrisseau's paintbrush and finger application technique on this untitled self portrait dating from 1971. Pay attention to areas which were completed with use of finger(s). These areas are smooth in texture and paintbrush bristle lines are absent. Click HERE to se a "You Tube" video presentation showing Norval Morrisseau's use of his fingers while painting.

"First Son of the Ojibway Loon Totemic Clan", acrylic on card, 30"x19", © 1973 Norval Morrisseau /Click on image to Enlarge/

> This genuine Norval Morrisseau painting was originally published on page 98 in THE ART OF NORVAL MORRISSEAU ('Jack Pollock's Book') /Lister Sinclair, Jack Pollock, and Norval Morrisseau /ISBN: 0-458-93820-3/Toronto, Ontario: Methuen, 1979./

BLOG MASTER'S COMMENTS:

1) We can clearly see that these paintings "Untitled" (1971) and "First Son of the Ojibway Loon Totemic Clan" (1973) were painted with identical composition and colour combinatons. Norval Morrisseau repeated many times his images and themes with ingeneous variations.

One can see this connection of similar themes and subject matter in the paintings coming out of Thunder Bay, Ontario; with paintings catalogued by Jack Pollock (click HERE to see the similarities in both of these images side by side).

2) Many of the paintings presented in 'Nimkee Art Gallery' , M'chigeeng, Manitoulin Island, Ontario (click HERE) were acquired directly from Mr. Rolf Schneider's Private Collection (Thunder Bay, Ontario). Many paintings currently exhibited on Mr. Gary Lamont's website at www.woodlandartgallery.ca were also acquired from Mr. Schneider's Private Collection.

3) The Thunder Bay Art Gallery holds many art pieces from the Helen E. Bend Collection who had received in 2002 a donation of an oil painting on natural birch bark titled 'After Spirit of the Fourth' (Item: 02.3.1) > 24.8 cm x 26.2 cm > 1958 which was directly donated from Mr. Rolf Schnieder's Private Collection.

Mr. Joseph Otavnik Family donated four paintings in 2004 to the same institution:

1) 'Untitled' [animal spirits facing inward] (Item: 04.7.1) > 73 cm x 56 cm > 1970; 2) 'Untitled' [two shaman and animal spirits in cameo] (Item: 04.7.2) > 72 cm x 85 cm > 1979; 3) Lake Trout with Eggs (Item: 04.7.3) > 114 cm x 80 cm > 1973 & 4) 'Untitled' [fish with minnows] (Item: 04.7.4) > 73 cm x 50 cm > 1976.

All of these paintings have been declared authentic by Mr. Glenn Allison* - Curator of The Thunder Bay Art Gallery - (RETIRED on December 31st, 2009).

/click HERE for more information/

* - Mr. Glenn Allison began his career as Research Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery, working with Doris Shadboft from 1968-1972. His experience of more than thirty years includes the management of the Bau-Xi Galleries on the west coast of Canada; Instructor of Art History for Columbia Junior College and Capilano College; instructor for the British Columbia Museums Association; instructor for the Association of Manitoba Museums; instructor for Brandon University, Manitoba; Director-Curator of the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon 1989-1999; Director Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo 2000-2003.

INVITATION TO ALL READERS:

Your assistance is needed now! Your actions will greatly benefit your art as an investment and safeguard Norval Morrisseau's Legacy.

There are many of you who possess important valuable information such as paintings, photographs and other printed/written materials which will greatly assist our common goal. I urge you to provide this information to me for public record. Norval Morrisseau has become one of Canada's greatest all time artists and is recognized for his importance Worldwide.

Miigwetch,

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

>>> Reference posts:
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part I),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part II),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part III),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part IV),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part V), 
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part VI),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part VII),
- 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).

~ The paintings presented in this post: "Untitled" [Self Portrait], acrylic on canvas, 45"x28", © 1971 Norval Morrisseau (Ugo Matulić a.k.a. Spirit Walker's Private Collection); "First Son of the Ojibway Loon Totemic Clan", acrylic on card, 30"x19", © 1973 Norval Morrisseau