GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (CANADIAN, 1917�2012)
ORIGINAL PASTEL DRAWING ON PAPER, SIGNED “CHRISTOFFERSON ’59” LOWER LEFT
ALEX FRASER GALLERIES LABEL (VANCOUVER, B.C.) VERSO
A CHARACTERISTIC PORTRAIT OF AN INDIGENOUS MAN RENDERED IN SOFT PASTELS, FEATURING A SINGLE FEATHER AND TRADITIONAL ADORNMENTS
23.5 X 17.5 IN AT SIGHT
31.25 X 25.25 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 MAN PASTEL
GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (CANADIAN, 1917�2012) ORIGINAL PASTEL DRAWING ON PAPER, SIGNED “CHRISTOFFERSON ’59” LOWER LEFT ALEX FRASER GALLERIES LABEL (VANCOUVER, B.C.) VERSO A CHARACTERISTIC PORTRAIT OF AN INDIGENOUS MAN RENDERED IN SOFT PASTELS, FEATURING A SINGLE FEATHER AND TRADITIONAL ADORNMENTS 23.5 X 17.5 IN AT SIGHT 31.25 X 25.25 IN FRAMED GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON (1917�2012) WAS A…