The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part VII)

~ This post was originally published on September 30th, 2011

"Untitled", © late 1970's Norval Morrisseau
~ PROVENANCE: originally traded by Clifford and Eleanor Whetung with Norval Morrisseau for an exchange for items from their Whetung Ojibwa Crafts and Art Gallery at Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario CANADA
/Click on image to Enlarge for a Closer Examination/


"I transmit astral plane harmonies through my brushes into the physical plane. These otherworld colours are reflected in the alphabet of nature, a grammar in which the symbols are plants, animals, birds, fishes, earth and sky. I am merely a channel for the spirit to utilize, and it is needed by a spirit starved society."

Norval Morrisseau-





Source: Private collector, Port Hope, ONTARIO


NOTE: Norval Morrisseau lived at Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario from 1979 to 1981 when he rented a house from Clifford and Eleanor Whetung.

BLOG MASTER'S COMMENT: Norval Morrisseau was known to use his fingers rather than the paint brushes alone to apply the paint on many artworks executed throughout his artistic career (click on the image above for a closer examination and pay attention to areas which were completed with use of finger(s) or click HERE for the proof of this statement - a "You Tube" video presentation showing Norval Morrisseau's use of his fingers while painting).

ADDITIONAL INFO FOR MORRISSEAU COLLECTORS: 
This painting is still available for purchase at KIJIJI. For pricing and availability click HERE.


>>> Reference posts:
- The Morrisseau Legacy missing links (Part II)
  /The Whetungs of Curve Lake/,
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part II),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part IV),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part V),
- Norval Morrisseau Painting Techniques (Part VII),
- The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part I),
- The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part II),
- The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part III),
- The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part IV),
- The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part V) &
- The Best Provenances of Norval Morrisseau Artwork (Part VI). -

* The acrylic painting on canvas in this post: "Untitled", 45"x33", © c. late 1970's Norval Morrisseau; PROVENANCE: originally traded by Clifford and Eleanor Whetung with Norval Morrisseau for an exchange for items from their Whetung Ojibwa Crafts and Art Gallery at Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario CANADA
-