Northwest Coast Mask Sells For $22,385 Contemporary Artists Work Excels At Locati
By Karl Pass - April 04, 2025
Beau Dick (1955-2017) was a Kwakwakawakw Northwest Coast artist and Chief in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. He was a contemporary artist, activist, and hereditary Chief from the Namgis First Nation. He was a carver whose work had a national and international exhibition history. One career highlight was assisting his father and grandfather in carving one of the worlds tallest totem poles located in Alert Bay, B.C. His work was featured in the 2005 Totems to Turquoise exhibit held in New York City and Vancouver, B.C. In 2009, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection showcased his work in their exhibit Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast. On Feb. 16 at Locati LLCs online auction, a mask by the late artist realized $22,385. Prices reported include buyers premium. A contemporary glass vessel by well-known glass artist Dale Patrick Chihuly (b. 1941) sold for $8,750, and Dorothea Tannings (1910-2012) Personne, a portfolio of nine etchings, sold for the same amount. A color lithograph by Le Corbusier (1887-1965) sold for $6,563, and a Keojuak Ashevaks (1927-2013) long feathered owl artwork, $4,125. A portfolio of 16 circus drawings by Alexander Calder sold for $3,625, and a glass vessel by William Morris (b. 1957), $3,388. Continuing with contemporary art, an Inuit stone sculpture by Ashevak Tunnillie (1956-2018) brought $3,000, and Michelle Holzapfels (b. 1951) wooden vessel, $2,662. Locati LLC is located in Pineville, Bucks County, Pa. To learn more, call 215-619-2873 or email michael@locatillc.com.
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