Blog Master's Pick of the Day (Part IV)

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~ Once in a lifetime opportunity for any art institution or serious collector of Norval Morrisseau's art...-
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"THE IMAGE OF DAVID ON THE ASTRAL PLAIN," acrylic on canvas, 62.8"x24.5", © 1981 Norval Morrisseau; For detailed images of the front and reverse side of the canvas click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE)  /Click on image to Enlarge/

~ PROVENANCE: Originally painted for NEXUS Art Gallery
                        /Private collection, Toronto, Ontario/


This, genuine Norval Morrisseau acrylic painting on canvas came from Albert Volpe's NEXUS Art Gallery which operated in Toronto in the 1980s. The image of this painting was used for a limited edition print (silkscreen) published in 1981. This genuine Norval Morrisseau limited edition print 'The Image Of David On The Astral Plane' was labeled as "Inferior Print" by Ritchie Sinclair (see ADDITIONAL INFORMATION presented below). 

The auction for this genuine Norval Morrisseau painting ends TODAY (JAN 23rd, 2014 at 2:10 PM) at  Waddington's Online Auction in Toronto, Ontario; Lot #34 (click HERE).

Auction Estimate: $10,000 / $15,000

CLOSING BID: $16,600-

Location:
275 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1K2
Phone: 416.504.9100
Fax: 416.504.0033
Toll Free: 1.877.504.5700


BLOG MASTER'S COMMENT: In my opinion this painting is going to be sold for a much greater amount than the estimated value set by the Waddington's Auction House.





ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

"The Image Of David On The Astral Plane", Silkscreen (Edition of 160), © 1981 Norval Morrisseau /Click on image to Enlarge/

Size: 90.8x40.8 cm (paper); 80.3x31.7 cm (image)
Printer: ALVO Canadian Art Ltd. (Albert Volpe's printing company)

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Original file located @ http://www.morrisseau.com/viewPhoto.php?fileID=150  
/FILE DELETED BY RITCHIE SINCLAIR/

Screen capture of the same silkscreen titled "The Image Of David On The Astral Plane" from www.morrisseau.com (18-FEB-2009) when its webmaster Ritchie Sinclair called it "Inferior Print #7" 

Tags: forgeries imitations shaman
/Click on image to Enlarge/

>>> The above presented genuine Norval Morrisseau's limited edition print, labeled as "Inferior Print" by Ritchie Sinclair, was exhibited for more than six months on his website until he deleted it on April 12th, 2009.

~ To see this and six other genuine Norval Morrisseau limited edition prints labeled "Inferior Prints" by Ritchie Sinclair click HERE (this post was originally published on June 12th, 2011).

To view the proof of the above painting's image used in a production of the limited edition print click HERE & HERE.

This qenuine Norval Morrisseau happens to be currently available for purchase on eBay (click HERE). 


NOTE: Kinsman Robinson Galleries' Donald C. Robinson expressed support to the defendant in a court case Otavnik Vs Sinclair (Court File No. SC 09-00082782-0000) and served, together with Ritchie Sinclair, as the plaintiff's only witnesses in a court case Hatfield, Margaret Lorraine vs. Child, Donna and Artworld of Sherway * (Court File No. SC-09-087264-0000)...

Note: Both of these paintings which were involved in these two court cases had been proven authentic Norval Morrisseau artworks by forensic science on August 24th, 2010/May 27th, 2011 & December 19th, 2011 (click HERE).  

Ritchie Sinclair, who is calling this genuine Norval Morrisseau limited edition print as an INFERIOR PRINT, is an individual whose alleged "efforts to identify Norval’s true artistic legacy" are recognized by Donald C. Robinson of Kinsman Robinson Galleries ["AN EXAMINATION INTO THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN ALLEGED 1970'S NORVAL MORRISSEAU PAINTING" - EXPERT REPORT; September 10th, 2009; Page 74].

* - Both, Donald Robinson and Ritchie Sinclair were discredited in this pivotal court case relevant to authenticity of Norval Morrisseau artworks (click HERE).


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>>> In a recent court judgement "Hatfield vs. Artworld of Sherway" /Court File No. SC-09-087264-0000/ Judge Paul J. Martial stated the following about Mr. Joseph McLeod of Maslak McLeod Gallery:

“He demonstrated a superior depth of knowledge of Morrisseau…” (Judgment by Judge Paul J Martial: March 25th, 2013 - Page 25)

“The testimony of Mr. Joseph McLeod is indicative of his care and the detailed effort to confirm provenance, including the hiring of a forensic expert to examine the signature on the back of the painting indicate that he took his role to provide appraisals seriously. His testimony… demonstrates his depth of knowledge of the painter due to his lengthy association with the artist.” (Judgment by Judge Paul J Martial: March 25th, 2013 - Page 35)

"His (Ritchie Sinclair's) methodology in identifying forgeries is clearly inadequate and suspect since he testified that he does not even view the original paintings before condemning them as fakes." (Judgment by Judge Paul J Martial: March 25th, 2013 - Page 16)

"Mr. Robinson (of Kinsman Robinson Galleries) was qualified as an expert in the area of valuation and appraisal. His testimony however overlapped into the area of handwriting and included an analysis of syllabic and English handwriting, areas for which he was not qualified.

"He has no formal training as an expert witness in handwriting analysis and his evidence is rejected. (Judgment by Judge Paul J Martial: March 25th, 2013 - Page 37)

"Dr. Singla's forensic evidence is preferred in this regard and his finding that it is highly probable that the painting "Wheel of Life" was painted by Norval Morrisseau was supported by his detailed technical analysis of known signatures of' Norval Morrisseau. (Judgment by Judge Paul J Martial: March 25th, 2013 - Page 37)

"The Court finds that there is overwhelming evidence that Norval Morrisseau signed paintings in black brush paint.” (Judgment by Judge Paul J Martial: March 25th, 2013 - Page 34)

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 >>> Reference posts:

- Changing Faces of Ritchie "Stardreamer" Sinclair (Part XV),
- Ugo Matulic wins $1,000,000 SLAPP suit against Kinsman Robinson Galleries (Part I), - Blog Master's Pick of the Day (Part I), - Blog Master's Pick of the Day (Part II) & - Blog Master's Pick of the Day (Part III).-
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