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Standing Black Bear by Bradford Naugler
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Standing Black Bear by Bradford Naugler
Estimate:
CA$400 - CA$600
Sold
CA$300
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Canadiana & Folk Art Featuring the Jim Fleming, Marty Osler, Susan Murray and Laing Collections
ARTIST
Bradford Naugler is a carver and painter from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. He began carving and painting in 1989, after working in the woods, and as a labourer and house painter. He is well known for his carvings of peacocks, roosters, seagulls, bears and small to life-size human figures, and the signature red and black checkerboard frames on his paintings. He has also carved mermaids, deer, bobcats and a number of other animals. Naugler's famed work includes a commission for the Confederation Gallery in Prince Edward Island, for whom he did life sized carvings of the ten fathers of confederation. His six foot carved "Black Bear" was donated to the Canadiana Fund, and is now located at the official residence in Ottawa. He is featured in the 1994 National Film Board production, "Folk Art Found Me", and has also been featured in a number of television shows. His work toured the British Isles as part of the Canadian Cultural Heritage Exhibition (1989) and is included in the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and in collections throughout North America and Europe.
Size
28" x 9" x 7".
Category
Folk Art
Description
Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Late 20th century. Wood and metal. A carving of a Black Bear standing on its hind legs, peering to the right. In overall black paint with brown, red and white details. Signed "Bradford Naugler" on left foot.
Condition
Excellent original condition.
Provenance
From the Susan Murray Collection.
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