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Artworks
SAUL WILLIAMS (1954-) ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE), NORTH CARIBOU LAKE FIRST NATION, WEAGAMOW, ON
Snow Owl, 23 May 1977acrylic on wove paper, 15 x 22 in (38.1 x 55.9 cm)
signed, "ᓴᓇᓫ'";
titled, inscribed, signed again, further inscribed, and dated, "Snow Owl / Acrylic - 15 x 22 / Saul Williams / Acton, Ontario / May - 1977 23th [struck] / 23rd".
LOT 116
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $432.00In Snow Owl, while graceful, intricate lines and colour prevail, Williams depicts a deep intimacy through one of the most recognizable and celebrated motifs in art: the mother and child....In Snow Owl, while graceful, intricate lines and colour prevail, Williams depicts a deep intimacy through one of the most recognizable and celebrated motifs in art: the mother and child. Here, the young chick is cradled safely within the protective belly of its mother. Their connectedness is made further apparent by the connecting line drawn from the hatchling to its mother, as well as by the nearness of the chick to its mother's heart.
Provenance
Private Collection, Ontario;
Bequeathed to the present Private Collection, Hamilton.
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