
Caller Of The Medicine Lodge
91.4 cms x 91.4 cms (36 ins x 36 ins)
Signed lower right; titled & dated verso
made in 1998
Lot offered for sale by Hodgins, Calgary at the auction event "September 2021 Fine Art Auction" held on Mon, Sep 13, 2021.
Lot 157
Lot 157
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Realised: CAD $13,000
Realised: CAD $13,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Dale Auger
Canadian, Cree [1958-2008]
CALLER OF THE MEDICINE LODGE; 1998
acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
signed lower right; titled & dated verso
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
Note: This work is illustrated on page 34 of "Medicine Paint, The Art of Dale Auger" (Dale Auger/foreword by Mary-Beth Laviolette; Heritage House, 2009). On the inspiration for this powerful image, Auger recalled:
"I had a dream one time that I was the Caller of the Medicine Lodge. It was my duty to call on all the people, so that the ceremony could begin. Everything was just right as I stood at the entrance to the lodge with the staff stick over my shoulder and my head held high. I started my journey into the lodge. I felt powerful. 'In the Creator's name', I said, 'we must direct ourselves to the Creator, because it is the Creator that gives us life. It is the Creator that gives us knowledge.' I felt so good in that dream. I felt so good that I didn't want to leave it."
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 Hodgins auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Hodgins auction house for permission to use.