Artist Nicholas de Grandmaison
Title Crowfoot
Media pastel on sandpaper
Size 25 x 19.25 in. / 63.5 x 48.9 cm.
Frame Size 35.75 x 29.75 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower left and indistinctly inscribed lower right 'Crow..'; bears title on label verso; framed with special glass

Reference
bears inscription 'Crowfoot was the leading Chief of the Blackfeet. He was born in 1830 to the Blood tribe but had moved north to the Blackfeet when his widowed mother married a man from that tribe. Crowfoot was responsible for the signing of the treaty in 1877 with Canada. He died in 1890 at Blackfoot Crossing and was buried at Sand Hills.' on label verso; also includes a 34 cent stamp with a portrait of Crowfoot

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder with proceeds to support the University of Calgary
Estimate CAD$9,000-$12,000

Artist Nicholas de Grandmaison
Title Untitled - Man with Pipe
Media pastel on paper
Size 19.25 x 14.5 in. / 48.9 x 36.8 cm.
Frame Size 31 x 26 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Mellors Fine Arts Ltd. Toronto, label verso; Mayberry Fine Art, Toronto, label verso; private collection, British Columbia / Scotland
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000

Artist Nicholas de Grandmaison
Title Untitled - Man with Braids
Media pastel on sandpaper
Size 20.5 x 18.5 in. / 52.1 x 47 cm.
Frame Size 37.25 x 33 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower right; crease in paper noted along bottom; framed with special glass

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000