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ONLINE AUCTION
The Lia Grundle Collection
4th session

August 04 - August 25, 2022

LOT DETAILS
This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $1,000 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

9819 23-Aug-2022 08:59:54 PM $1,000 AutoBid

8146 23-Aug-2022 08:59:54 PM $900

9819 04-Aug-2022 07:13:22 PM $800 AutoBid

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 05:14:23

LOT 326

1941 - 2016
Canadian

Wolf Brooch
sterling silver brooch
on verso signed and dated 1973
1 3/4 x 2 in, 4.4 x 5.1 cm

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500 CAD

Sold for: $1,250

Preview at: Heffel Vancouver

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the Artist by Lia Grundle, British Columbia


This group of fine artworks and objects comes from the esteemed collection of Lia Grundle, many of them gifted to her directly from the artists. Lia was an important figure at the center of the Northwest Coast First Nations cultural revival of the late 1960s and 1970s. With her partner Len, Lia opened Tempo Canadian Crafts on Robson Street in Vancouver, a gallery dedicated to selling the art of Northwest Coast Indigenous artists. This business developed into Executive Marketing Services, in which Lia offered her services as a marketing agent to artists with whom she developed personal relationships, helping launch the careers of such names as Norman Tait, Roy Hanuse, Roy Henry Vickers, Larry Rosso, Freda Diesing, Gerry Marks and Phil Janzé, among many others. Lia was also centrally involved in the inception of the Northwest Coast Indian Artists Guild, with the first meeting of all the major artists involved taking place in her home. In 1977, the Guild produced their first print portfolio of a series that featured artists such as Robert Davidson and Joe David. The portfolio was shown at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and it established a visible market for Indigenous artists’ work, and created an enduring legacy which still resonates today.

Lia notes that this was the first silver carving Norman did at the beginning of his career.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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