Clarence Bird

Canadian (2020)

Clarence Bird is a Canadian sculptor.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Clarence Bird's estimated art value is C$1,000 (*)

Clarence Bird's work could be available for sale through Art Galleries or at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a sculpture work attributed to Clarence Bird (2020) was C$1,003 - paid for "Walking Bear" at Saskatchewan NAC in Regina on Sun, Apr 28, 2024.
ArtValue.ca has 11 auction art sale records for their sculpture results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$2,500.

Walking Bear
soapstone sculpture
Dimensions - 17.78 cms x 27.94 cms x 12.7 cms (7 ins x 11 ins x 7 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 79
Sun, Apr 23, 2023

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200
(Not sold)

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Clarence Keith Bird Is a Cree artist from Saddle Lake First Nation in central Alberta. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta but was raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At age fifteen Bird was granted a scholarship at the Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon, now the Remai Modern). He begin carving driftwood and cedar around that time, and among his early carving mentors were artist Lloyd Pinay and Dave Kemp. Bird moved to Vancouver, B.C. in 1999 , and began working in soapstone under the guidance of his uncle, Donnie Bird. At this time, Clarence Bird began experimenting with different materials such as marble, Brazilian soapstone, alabaster, and black chloride. Clarence Bird died in 2020 in British Columbia.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top sculpture sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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