€175
Star Lot: Ben Houstie (Bella Bella BC b.1960). Two wonderful original Ben Houstie native Canadian Heiltsuk artist gouache on paper paintings. Titled 'Loon' and 'Eagle Sun / Killer whale' both feature graphic styles with zoomorphic creatures rendered in bright primary colours. Typical of indigenous art. Signed, titled and dated to 2006 to bottom. Houstie's work is popular at auction with works fetching upwards of $150.
MM: 36cm x 28cm
Heiltsuk artist Ben Houstie was born in Bella Bella, BC (Waglisla) in 1960. Ben’s works include original paintings, limited edition prints, carved cedar rattles, and paddles. He has worked with Cheryl Hall, Robert Hall, David Gladstone, and Beau Dick. In 1988, Ben worked under Bill Reid painting several drums of Bill’s designs and 20 paddles for the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. Ben also painted several reconstructed artworks in 2000 for the Museum of Anthropology’s ‘The Transforming Image’ exhibition, at the University of British Columbia.
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