Norval Morrisseau Prints

Norval Morrisseau Prints

RAVENS SPEAKING AN AWARENESS OF MIDDLE PATH

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 1977
Size: 29.75 X 20.5
Limited Edition of 56
Printer: Triple K Cooperative Inc.


*Mistakenly titled "RAVEN Speaking ON Awareness of Middle Path" 
by Pollock in rush to meet deadline for publication of 
The Art of Norval Morrisseau

IMAGES OF MYTHS

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 1977
Size: 15 x 20
Limited Edition of 58
Printer: Triple K Cooperative, Inc.

Found on page 172 of The Art of Norval Morrisseau (1979) *

*mistakenly titled as IMAGES AND MYTHS by Pollock

INNER SELF

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 1981
Size: 24 x 18
Limited Edition of 160
10 Artist Proofs
Publisher: ALVO Canadian Art Ltd 
Printer: Superb Graphics (Toronto)

OUTER SELF


By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 1981
Size: 24 x 18
Limited Edition of 160
10 Artist Proofs
Publisher: ALVO Canadian Art Ltd 
Printer: Superb Graphics (Toronto)

BEAR SPIRIT (1979)

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 1979
Size: 21.5 x 30
Limited Edition of 73
Printer: INFO REQUIRED

Authenticity of Norval Morrisseau painting being investigated by National Capital Commission/OPP

By Kristy Kirkup at the Globe & Mail

(Ottawa)  The National Capital Commission is working with the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the authenticity of a painting attributed to Norval Morrisseau that had been previously on display at a prominent government building in Ottawa.

The NCC’s decision came to light after The Globe and Mail contacted the department of Global Affairs Canada about concerns from the estate of Mr. Morrisseau, which said it believed the painting had “similar characteristics” to pieces of art discovered during an art fraud investigation by the OPP. The art was on display at Global Affairs headquarters, the Lester B. Pearson building.

Global Affairs said the artwork is not part of an inventory that belongs to the department’s visual arts collection but instead belongs to the NCC.

Valรฉrie Dufour, a senior manager of strategic communications for the NCC, said the Crown corporation, which is dedicated to the capital region, is “collaborating with the authorities to verify the authenticity of the artwork which is no longer displayed.”

Ms. Dufour said Friday the artwork was taken down in May of 2021.

Gosia Puzio, a spokesperson with the OPP, said she can confirm the “OPP is aware and engaged with the NCC in relation to authenticating the artwork” and no further details are available.

Open this photo in gallery:

An image of a painting attributed to Norval Morrisseau that was previously featured on a government webpage titled "Canadian Aboriginal Art in the Senate." The painting is now under investigation by the OPP and NCC.CANADIAN ABORIGINAL ART IN THE SENATE/HANDOUT

Mr. Morrisseau was an acclaimed artist and residential school survivor who experienced sexual and psychological abuses after he was forcibly removed from his community, the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. Mr. Morrisseau’s work is displayed in prominent buildings and institutions.

Mr. Morrisseau became a member of the Order of Canada in 1978 and was the first Indigenous artist to have a solo show at the National Gallery of Canada.

But Mr. Morrisseau’s legacy has been affected by inauthentic pieces that are now believed by the estate to outnumber the real ones.



 Read the full story here


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OFFICIAL MORRISSEAU


MOTHER AND CHILD (2003)

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 2003
Size: 20 x 26
Limited Edition of 220
Printer Proofs: 2
Artist Proofs: 25
Printer: Seacoast Screen Printing
Publisher: Morrisseau Art Publishing

Initialled by the artist 

Seacoast Screen Printing Certificate of Authenticity

SPIRIT FORMS MANIFESTING

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: UNKNOWN
Size: 30 x 22
Limited Edition of 74
Printer: UNKNOWN

NOTE: There are spelling errors on the handwritten title.
Written as "Spirit Form's Manifasting" (sic)

handwritten title




signature in graphite

SHAMAN TAKES ON IMAGE OF MERMAN

By Norval Morrisseau
Date: 1988
Size: 30 x 22
Limited Edition of 99
Printer: EA Studios

ESTATE OF NORVAL MORRISSEAU ISSUES PUBLIC WARNING ABOUT PRINTS


๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐ญ๐. ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฎ


"The Estate of Norval Morrisseau wishes to warn the public that the highly vast majority of prints available on the open market are NOT AUTHORIZED by the Estate. The Estate does not benefit from selling these prints in any way.

The Estate will be offering a selection of authorized prints soon. For more information, please go to our official website, https://officialmorrisseau.com/sales.aspx.


Our social media channels are also open for inquiries.

Rest assured that the Estate is working diligently to remove all unauthorized prints from the market and will release a list of authorized sellers in the coming days."



NORVAL MORRISSEAU PRINTS IN QUESTION BY O.P.P.

With all the news about the Ontario Provincial Police investigation of fraudulent Norval Morrisseau artworks and announcements of recent arrests, a number of collectors are beginning to wonder if their works are authentic. 

In addition to paintings, the lead investigator, Detective Sergeant Jason Rybak of the Thunder Bay Police Services has indicated there were fraudulent Norval Morrisseau prints seized as well.

This site has attempted to avoid problematic prints in the past by sticking to prints published during the artist's lifetime and by those he had agreements with in place before his passing.

The market has been flooded in recent years with numerous prints from a variety of sources. Hopefully, the estate can address such issues now that the police have intervened.  The issue isn't just regarding prints of potentially fake art but also of unauthorized prints and large editions which do not have much, if any, value in a secondary market of knowledgeable collectors.


For more information:

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