Ellen May Neel

Canadian (1916 - 1966)

Ellen May Neel was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Ellen May Neel's estimated art value is C$3,000 (*)

Ellen May Neel's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$5,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a painting work attributed to Ellen May Neel (1916-1966) was C$4,080 - paid for "a carved cedar Tsonokwa mask" at Maynards in Vancouver on Wed, Oct 19, 2016.
ArtValue.ca has 13 auction art sale records for their painting results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$5,000.

Wooden Totem
carved cedar
Dimensions - 27.94 cms x 20.96 cms x 8.26 cms (11 ins x 8.25 ins x 11 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 140
Sun, Apr 23, 2023

Estimate $70 - $90
Sold for CAD $200

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Ellen Neel was born in 1916 in Alert Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Neel's parents were both mixed race and she was a member of the Kwakwakawakw people. She learned carving from her grandfather and uncle. After a stroke left her husband unable to earn a living, Ellen Neel worked on her carvings full time, creating totems which small enough for households as well as full size totems many meters high for outdoor public display. Her work can be found in many public collections including University of British Columbia (Vancouver) and Stanley Park (Vancouver). Ellen Neel died in 1966 in Vancouver.

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