Richard Bedwash

Canadian (1936 - 2007)

Richard Bedwash was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Richard Bedwash's estimated art value is CAD $800 (*)

Richard Bedwash's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $500 - $2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an acrylic painting work attributed to Richard Bedwash (1936-2007) was CAD $1,020 - paid for "Medicine Beaver" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Aug 31, 2017.
ArtValue.ca has 119 auction art sale records for their acrylic painting results, with prices in the range of CAD $500 - $2,500.

Notable Art Works

Medicine Beaver
acrylic on paper

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 217
Thu, Aug 31, 2017

Estimate CAD $200 - $250
Sold for CAD $1,020

XXIV
limited edition silkscreen print on pape...
31.75 cms x 48.26 cms (12.5 ins x 19 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 68
Sat, May 29, 2021

Estimate CAD $200 - $300
Sold for CAD $188

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Richard Bedwash was an Ojibwe Canadian artist born on a reservation near Hillsport, Ontario. Bedwash began painting in 1967 and apprenticed with Norval Morrisseau. His work featured images that represent the stories and legends of the Ojibwe heritage. They mostly depicted the animal figure and its symbolic and spiritual meaning to the people. Bedwash's style is known as Woodland Spirit Art.

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