Theodore J. Richardson (1855-1914) - Wrangell, Totem Poles

Wrangell, Totem Poles

watercolour on paper
24.8 cms x 36.79 cms (9.75 ins x 14.5 ins)
Signed
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fall 2007 Live auction" held on Fri, Nov 23, 2007.
Lot 143
Estimate: CAD $7,000 - $9,000
Realised: CAD $17,250

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Private Collection, New York

Literature:
Charles C. Hill, Johanne Lamoureux, Ian M. Thom et all, Emily Carr, New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon, National Gallery of Canada, 2006, similar work entitled Old Kasaan reproduced page 19 and a similar work in the exhibition entitled Wrangell, in the collection of the Alaska State Museum, Juneau, listed page 307

Gerta Moray, Unsettling Encounters, First Nations Imagery in the Art of Emily Carr, 2006, similar work entitled Old Kasaan, in the collection of the Alaska State Museum, Juneau, reproduced page 81
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Wrangell, Totem Poles by artist Theodore J. Richardson