GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (CANADIAN, 1917�2012)
ORIGINAL PASTEL DRAWING ON PAPER, SIGNED “CHRISTOFFERSON” LOWER RIGHT
ALEX FRASER GALLERIES (VANCOUVER, B.C.) LABELVERSO
A SOFT PASTEL PORTRAIT OF AN INDIGENOUS CHILD FEATURING BRAIDS, A DECORATIVE GREEN HEADBAND, AND A PINK SCARF
15.5 X 11.5 IN AT SIGHT
21.25 X 17.25 IN FRAMED
GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (1917�2012) WAS A DANISH-BORN CANADIAN ARTIST WHO ACHIEVED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HER SENSITIVE AND TECHNICALLY ACCOMPLISHED PASTEL PORTRAITS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. BASED LARGELY IN WESTERN CANADA, SHE SPENT DECADES TRAVELING TO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO CAPTURE THE DIGNITY AND CHARACTER OF HER SUBJECTS.
GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON – PORTRAIT OF A CHILD
GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (CANADIAN, 1917�2012) ORIGINAL PASTEL DRAWING ON PAPER, SIGNED “CHRISTOFFERSON” LOWER RIGHT ALEX FRASER GALLERIES (VANCOUVER, B.C.) LABELVERSO A SOFT PASTEL PORTRAIT OF AN INDIGENOUS CHILD FEATURING BRAIDS, A DECORATIVE GREEN HEADBAND, AND A PINK SCARF 15.5 X 11.5 IN AT SIGHT 21.25 X 17.25 IN FRAMED GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (1917�2012) WAS A DANISH-BORN CANADIAN…