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VIOLET TEAGUE (1872-1951)
Portrait of Grey Owl (Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin) 1936
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'Violet Teague 1936' lower right
titled lower left
55.5 x 44.5cm
OTHER NOTES
Grey Owl was born in England as Archibald Belaney (1888-1938) and emigrated to Canada in the first half of the 20th century.
Grey Owl was the name he adopted when he took on a First Nations identity as an adult.
After meeting Gertrude Bernard (aka Anahareo or Pony) a Mowhawk Iroquois he turned from trapper to conservationist. He was a pioneer conservationist and celebrity in the 1920s and 30s.
Unsold
Lot 112
Portrait of Grey Owl (Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin) 1936
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'Violet Teague 1936' lower right
titled lower left
55.5 x 44.5cm
OTHER NOTES
Grey Owl was born in England as Archibald Belaney (1888-1938) and emigrated to Canada in the first half of the 20th century.
Grey Owl was the name he adopted when he took on a First Nations identity as an adult.
After meeting Gertrude Bernard (aka Anahareo or Pony) a Mowhawk Iroquois he turned from trapper to conservationist. He was a pioneer conservationist and celebrity in the 1920s and 30s.
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
December Sunday Fine Art Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5688
2:00pm - 9 December 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Sunday 9th December 2012 doors open at 10am
Condition reports are now closed.
CONTACT
Caroline Rook
caroline.rook@leonardjoel.com.au
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