Freda Diesing

Canadian (1925 - 2002)

Freda Diesing was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Freda Diesing's estimated art value is C$40,000 (*)

Freda Diesing's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$25,000 - C$50,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a painting work attributed to Freda Diesing (1925-2002) was C$40,800 - paid for "Old Woman With Lip Ornament" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Oct 8, 2020.
ArtValue.ca has 19 auction art sale records for their painting results, with prices in the range of C$25,000 to C$50,000.

Scana With the Woman (1980)
limited edition serigraph print 195/200
Dimensions - 39.37 cms x 49.53 cms (15.5 ins x 19.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 95
Sat, Jun 1, 2019

Estimate $350 - $500
Sold for CAD $660

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Freda Diesing (1925-2002) was a Haida woman of the Sadsugohilanes Clan, one of very few female carvers of Northwest Coast totem poles and a member of the Council of the Haida Nation of British Columbia, Canada. Her Haida name is Skil Kew Wat, meaning "magical little woman. Diesing was a master carver, painter, educator and champion of First Nations art and culture. Her students include acclaimed artists Dempsey Bob, Norman Tait, Don Yeomans and many others. She lived in Terrace in her later years, and can be credited with instructing numerous students throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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