NORVAL MORRISSEAU RARE ORIGINAL PAINTING 132" X 27" Start Price USD 32,000.00 Current Price USD 32,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Monday, December 22, 2008 Location Port Huron, Michigan See more about 'NORVAL MORRISSEAU RARE ORIGINAL PAINTING 132" X 27"' Description "NATURE AT PLAY" A HUGE RARE ORIGINAL PAINTING DATED 1976  BY NORVAL MORRISSEAU (COPPER THUNDERBIRD) PRESENTED HERE IS A RARE LARGE ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS IN THE WOODLAND STYLE THAT THIS ARTIST MADE FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE ART WORLD THIS PAINTING IS 132"  LONG BY 27" IN HEIGHT AND IS A SINGLE CANVAS DUE TO LARGE SIZE, DETAILS OF THE PAINTING ARE SHOWN IN MULTIPLE PICTURES NORVAL MORRISSEAU SIGNED HIS WORKS IN CANADIAN ABORIGINAL SYLLABIC'S USING HIS NATIVE NAME "COPPER THUNDERBIRD" THE ARTIST NORVAL MORRISSEAU IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "PICASSO OF THE NORTH"   THERE ARE OVER 38,000 REFERENCES TO NORVAL ON GOOGLE.  MR. KOMENDA, THE CURRENT OWNER OF THIS PAINTING, IS A WELL KNOWN WOODLAND ARTS SUPPORTER IN CANADA. PIECES OF HIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE NEWSPAPER,  THUNDER BAY'S CASINO, THUNDER BAY'S ART GALLERY (CANADA'S OFFICIAL NATIONAL WOODLAND ART MUSEUM), AND IN A BOOK.   HE GREW UP IN THE SAME SMALL TOWN IN NORTHERN ONTARIO WHERE THE MORRISSEAU FAMILY LIVED. IN THE 1990S, MR KOMENDA FUNDED AND TRAVELLED WITH NORVAL'S BROTHER "BERNIE" AND HIS NEPHEW "BENJAMIN" TO BRITISH COLUMBIA TO TRY AND BRING THE FAMILY TOGETHER   MR KOMENDA IS NAMED AS A "CIRCLE OF FRIENDS" MEMBER (PAGE 117) TO NORVAL'S CLOSE FRIEND AND FELLOW PAINTER \ TRAVELLING COMPANION "ROY THOMAS" IN HIS WOODLAND ARTS BOOK TITLED "THE SPIRIT OF AHNISNABAE ART"  ALL OF THE ART HELD IN MR KOMENDA'S PRIVATE COLLECTION HAS BEEN GIFTED OR PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST, HIS FRIENDS, THEIR FAMILIES, OR PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM NORTHERN ONTARIO FAMILIES OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS AND ARE GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC THIS PIECE WAS COMPLETED IN '76 Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!