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Artworks
CHARLIE JAMES (YAKUDLAS) (1867-1937 or 1938) KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW
Thunderbird Figure, c. 1920scedar wood and pigment, 6 x 9 x 3 in (15.2 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm)
signed, “CHARLIE / JAMES";
signed again, “YAKUGLAS”.LOT 57
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200Further images
Charlie James was a prolific and renowned artist who helped popularize model poles and Northwest Coast art with the public in the early 20th century. The stepfather of Mungo Martin...Charlie James was a prolific and renowned artist who helped popularize model poles and Northwest Coast art with the public in the early 20th century. The stepfather of Mungo Martin and grandfather of Ellen Neel, James’s impact on contemporary Northwest Coast art is truly incalculable. This Thunderbird Figure features James’s signature painting style of quick, smooth paintbrush movements in red, black, blue, and lime green pigments. The thunderbird is standing on a decorated, monoxylous base, with individually pegged wings raised as if ready to take flight.
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
A Vancouver Collection.
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