Buffalo Spirit
60.96 cms x 50.8 cms (24 ins x 20 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left and verso, unframed
made in 1988
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian and International Art" held on Sat, Oct 27, 2018.
Lot 15
Lot 15
Estimate: CAD $700 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $660
Realised: CAD $660
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Nicholls-Asikinack collection, Regina. Includes a 2017 appraisal from Susan Whitney Art Appraisals of fair market value of $1,400
Notes:
Clemence Wescoupe, of Saulteaux background, was born in 1951 on the Long Plain Reserve in Manitoba. His native name is 'Oo-za-biness' which means 'Brown Partridge'. Wescoupe's early work followed the Woodland and Prairie Aboriginal tradition of such artists as Daphne Odjig and Jackson Beardy and in 1976 started his own graceful, flowing lines and stylized forms. Clemence emerged in the mid-seventies when Robert Checkwitch of Great Grasslands Graphics first saw his work and began publishing Wescoupe's silkscreen prints. Wescoupe subsequently had two one-artist shows with The Wah-sa, and was part of many group shows with that gallery. He has also had one-artist shows at the Nicholas Gallery in Ottawa, Gallery Phillip in Toronto, Craft Guild in Montreal, Eagledown Gallery in Edmonton, an 'environmental' show in Los Angeles, and solo exhibitions in Frankfurt and the University of Heidelberg.
From the Nicholls-Asikinack collection, Regina. Includes a 2017 appraisal from Susan Whitney Art Appraisals of fair market value of $1,400
Notes:
Clemence Wescoupe, of Saulteaux background, was born in 1951 on the Long Plain Reserve in Manitoba. His native name is 'Oo-za-biness' which means 'Brown Partridge'. Wescoupe's early work followed the Woodland and Prairie Aboriginal tradition of such artists as Daphne Odjig and Jackson Beardy and in 1976 started his own graceful, flowing lines and stylized forms. Clemence emerged in the mid-seventies when Robert Checkwitch of Great Grasslands Graphics first saw his work and began publishing Wescoupe's silkscreen prints. Wescoupe subsequently had two one-artist shows with The Wah-sa, and was part of many group shows with that gallery. He has also had one-artist shows at the Nicholas Gallery in Ottawa, Gallery Phillip in Toronto, Craft Guild in Montreal, Eagledown Gallery in Edmonton, an 'environmental' show in Los Angeles, and solo exhibitions in Frankfurt and the University of Heidelberg.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.