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Artworks
RANDY TRUDEAU (1955-2013) ANISHINAABE (ODAWA-OJIBWE)
Untitled (Serpent Shaman's Encounter with a Bird), 1982acrylic on canvas, 20.25 x 28 in (51.4 x 71.1 cm), framed.
signed and dated, "Randy Trudeau / 82".LOT 30
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800In this work, the precise narrative remains open, but the imagery strongly evokes Anishinaabe traditions of medicine, transformation, and encounters between bird beings of the upper world and serpentine or...In this work, the precise narrative remains open, but the imagery strongly evokes Anishinaabe traditions of medicine, transformation, and encounters between bird beings of the upper world and serpentine or water-associated powers. Trudeau’s meticulous linework gives the figures an electric intensity, heightened by a remarkable use of colour. Behind them, the ground shifts from deep brown through fiery orange to brilliant yellow, making the encounter feel suspended in a supernatural realm.
Provenance
An Ontario Collection.
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