THE BLOOD INDIAN (KAINAI PORTRAIT)

pastel on sandpaper

21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm)

Price Realized:

14040.00 CAD.

INCLUDES BUYER’S PREMIUM

Notes:

signed lower centre
Provenance: Purchased directly from Nicholas and Sonja de Grandmaison in 1977. From the Estate of Ernest and Marlene Braithwaite (Surrey BC), and by descent to the family. Ernie was a long-time friend of Nicholas de Grandmaison and was pallbearer at the artist’s funeral.
Literature: History in Their Blood: The Indian Portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison (Hugh A. Dempsey; Douglas & McIntryre Ltd.; 1982); “Drawn from the Past: Nicholas de Grandmaison” (Gordon Snyder; Snyder Fine Arts; 2007)