Category: 21st century Canadian art

I’ve Got The World On A String/Guess Who I Saw Today?

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© 2013 L’Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal.

1932 I’ve Got The World On A String

Composition: Harold Arlen

Lyrics: Ted Koehler

Vocals: Ranee Lee

Mucial Direction: Christine Jensen

Piano: Marianne Trudel

Bass: Fraser Hollins

Saxophones: David Bellemare/Frank Lozano/André Leroux/Alexandre Côté/Samuel Blais

Trumpets: David Carbonneau/Dominic Léveillée/Bill Mahar/Lex French

Trombones: Gabriel Gagnon/Abdul Al Khabyyr/Dave Jespersen/Suzie Nadeau

Guitar: Richard King

Drums: Kevin Warren

© Live concert at Salle L’Astral, Montréal, Qc.

Love Ranee Lee concerts and one reason why living in Montréal was a memorable experience.

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© 1952 Guess Who I Saw Today

Music: Murray Grand

Lyrics: Elisse Boyd

© 1994 Nancy Wilson Live, Recorded for Television.

*Originally recorded by Nancy Wilson in 1960 on Capitol Records album: Something Wonderful.

Favourite living Jazz singer.

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Blue Flower Plumed Owl.

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Blue Flower Plumed Owl 2008 20 x 26

Ink, Coloured Pencil

20 x 26 Inches

© 2008 Kenojuak Ashevak

What I especially love about this Kenojuak is that the forward facing wings’ lines are evocative of West African masks’ aesthetics.

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Vigilant Owl.

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Vigilant Owl 2007 ed 50 lithograph 22.5 x 30

Lithograph

Edition: 50

22.5 x 30.0 Inches

© 2007 Kenojuak Ashevak

Sweet dreams shaman as we celebrate the anniversary of your birth on October 3, 1927.

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Manawanui.

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Serigraph

30.5 x 30.5 inches

Edition: 99

© 2006 Todd Couper/Susan A. Point/Roi Toia

Provenance: 71/99 Art collection Arvin da Braga.

http://susanpoint.com/

The count of my serigraph is not especially high but it is rather valuable to me as it was a gift from a friend.

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Owl’s Bouquet.

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Stonecut, Stencil 24.5 x 30.25 Inches Edition of 50 © 2007 Kenojuak Ashevak Happy Birthday Canada! For me, it doesn’t get any more Canadian than Kenojuak. Her overleaves to follow: Ashevak, Kenojuak 3/10/27 ]-O-[ 8/1/13 Baffin Island This creative fragment is a fourth level old artisan. Kenojuak is in the perseverance mode with a goal […]

Fast Bird.

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Serigraph 30 x 40 Inches Edition: 73 © 2007 Robert Davidson Provenance: 9/73 Art collection Arvin da Braga. http://robertdavidson.ca/ That, indeed, is the count of my serigraph of this marvellous gem. I am also beginning to favour his son, Ben Davidson – another fine Haida artist. __________________________________________________________________________ © 2013-2025 Arvin da Brgha.  All Rights Reserved.

Ravens Entwined.

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Lithograph 57 x 76.3 cm Edition: 100 © 2004 Kenojuak Ashevak Provenance: 62/100 Art collection Arvin da Brgha. 50th birthday gift from art dealer friend!  A true treasure. _______________________________________________________________________________ © 2013-2025 Arvin da Brgha.  All Rights Reserved.