>>> Super Sale - Original Art - 'Spiritual Fish' - $750 in Vancouver, British Columbia for sale

Spiritual Fish, is strikingly powerful

Original first nations Ojibway Art, by world renowned artist Christian Morrisseau:

Acrylic on Canvas, signed front and back.

Christian Morrisseau is the youngest child of well-known Woodland artist Norval Morrisseau, who was once called the "Picasso of the North."

He sold his first painting to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. It was presented as a gift at the historical treaty signing between the Inuit and the Government of Canada in October 2002.

A member of the Keewaywin First Nation, Christian was born Dec 11th 1969, and raised in Red Lake, Ontario. He is a devout student of the Woodland's style, which is marked by thick lines, bright colours and two-dimensional, flat designs. It's one of the most recognizable forms of First Nations art. Woodland Art is perhaps best characterized by the pictographic paintings of animal images, landscapes, Ojibway legends and traditions.

Goyce Kakegamic explained that the Woodland tradition arose because the artist knew that he could not "draw a tree or animal as perfectly as it was made by the Creator so, in good sense, he did not try to do so. Instead, he sought out the spirit, or essence, of the tree, and represented this in his painting. This is the semi-magical characteristic so common to Native Art. The painting depicts the soul of the object."

Christian continues to develop his artistic gifts with intensity, discipline, and passion. This passion and devotion are reflected in the success of his paintings, which are in collections across Canada and internationally.

Size: 19" x 27"

Title: Spiritual fish

Price: it was appraised in Nov 2012 for $1,300 and offered for sale today at $750

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