-
Artworks
GOYCE KAKEGAMIC (1948-2021) ANISHINAABE (CREE)
Man Receiving a Blessing from a Spirit, 1980acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm), framed
signed, signed again, and dated, "Goyce Kakegamic / ᑲ.ᐃᔅ ᑲᑫᑲᒥᕽ / /80".LOT 156
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $960.00Though influenced and encouraged by his brother-in-law Norval Morrisseau and contemporary artists such as Daphne Odjig, Goyce Kakegamic became a successful professional artist in his own right. A firm believer...Though influenced and encouraged by his brother-in-law Norval Morrisseau and contemporary artists such as Daphne Odjig, Goyce Kakegamic became a successful professional artist in his own right. A firm believer in artistic control, self-representation, it is little wonder that he co-founded the Triple K Co-op with his brothers Joshim and Henry, representing other Indigenous artists and themselves on their own terms.
Provenance
Private Collection, Ontario;
Bequeathed to the present Private Collection, Hamilton.