Wednesday 2 June 2010

Sacred Otters with Children (1990) Norval Morrisseau

Sacred Otters with Children
Norval Morrisseau
1990, 60" x 96", acrylic on canvas

In the early 1990s Norval had me fly out to the West Coast with six Otter pelts for him. He planned to make a ceremonial coat adorned with sea shells. To keep the pelts safe I brought them on the plane with me.... Its amazing how attractive Otter pelts are to flight attendants!

Ritchie

In stark contrast to this elegant authentic painting look at this example of a forged Norval Morrisseau Otter painting recently sold through Waddingtons auctioneers for three times its estimate because it fooled people. Learn more about the artist who painted the Waddingtons forgery.

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