JOHN LIVINGSTON (1951-2019), NON-INDIGENOUS, ADOPTED KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW, Model Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw (Kwakiutl) Style Halibut Feast Dish, 1971

JOHN LIVINGSTON (1951-2019), NON-INDIGENOUS, ADOPTED KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW

Model Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw (Kwakiutl) Style Halibut Feast Dish, 1971

red cedar and acrylic paint, 6 x 17 x 10 in (15.2 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm)
signed, titled, and dated, "John Livingston / Kwakiutl Halibut / feast dish / 71".

LOT 47
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500

As mentioned in Lot 46, John Livingston was a non-Indigenous carver who worked with the Hunt family for over fifty years. Like the Human/Frog dish in the previous Lot 46,...

As mentioned in Lot 46, John Livingston was a non-Indigenous carver who worked with the Hunt family for over fifty years. Like the Human/Frog dish in the previous Lot 46, this Halibut dish was made early in Livingston's career for Arts of the Raven, the gallery and workshop he opened with Tony Hunt Sr. in Victoria, BC. A subtle but effective design choice in this work is how the pectoral fin overlaps the split-U spines on the side of the dish, helping imbue the bowl with life and movement. While some artists struggle with Halibut forms because of their inherent complexity and asymmetry, here Livingston used that oddness to let his skills as a designer shine.

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Arts of the Raven, Victoria, B.C.;

Acquired from the above by a Private Collection, accompanied by a copy of the original receipt, 16 June 1971;

Uno Langmann Limited Fine Arts, Vancouver, B.C.;

Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Toronto, 8 August 2006, accompanied by a copy of the original receipt.

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