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Artworks
JACKSON BEARDY (1944-1984) ANISHINAABE (CREE)
Love of Birds, 1978lithograph, 25 x 17.75 in (63.5 x 45.1 cm) framed, sight.
45/50LOT 85
ESTIMATE: $100 — $200
PRICE REALIZED: $288.00Billowing from the open mouth of the central figure are undulating bands of orange, red, and yellow that represent, for Beardy, the anthropomorphized wind, atop of which a lone bird...Billowing from the open mouth of the central figure are undulating bands of orange, red, and yellow that represent, for Beardy, the anthropomorphized wind, atop of which a lone bird sits. At the top left, a set of stacked dome shapes represents the seasons or elements. That they are done in warm colours suggests that they represent the spring and summer.
For additional information, see Kenneth Janes Hughes, "Jackson Beady - Life and Art", Canadian Dimension, vol 14. no. 2, 1979, pp. 18-19.
Provenance
Private Collection
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