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  • Freda Diesing Haida Indian Silkscreen Print
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Freda Diesing Haida Indian Silkscreen Print

    Est: $350 - $500

    Title is Beaver Box Design. 18" by 24" on board, 13 1/2" by 19 1/2" without backing. Freda (Marie Alfreda Johnson) Diesing (1925 - 2002) was active/lived in British Columbia / Canada. Freda Diesing is known for Wood carving, totem poles, teaching. Freda Diesing was a Haida woman of the Sadsugohilanes Clan, one of very few female carvers of Northwest Coast totem poles and a member of the Council of the Haida Nation of British Columbia, Canada. Her Haida name is Skil Kew Wat, meaning magical little woman. She was born Marie Alfreda Johnson in Prince Rupert, B.C., on 2 June 1925. She studied painting at the Vancouver School of Art and was one of the first students at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ('Ksan) at Hazelton, B.C., in Gitksan territory. There she received instruction from the art historian Bill Holm, and the First Nations artists Tony Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Robert Davidson (Haida). Diesing began her carving career when she was 42 years old using traditional formline design. She carved portrait masks and bowls as well as totem poles. She designed ceremonial button blankets and carved wall panels for the Prince Rupert General Hospital. She was part of the major revival in Northwest Coast art in the 1960s. Her poles include two poles raised at the Tsimshian community of Kitsumkalum near Terrace, B.C., with the assistance of a Tsimshian team, a 1987 pole for the RCMP station in Terrace, and poles in Prince Rupert. Diesing was a master carver, painter, educator and champion of First Nations art and culture. Her students include acclaimed artists Dempsey Bob, Norman Tait, her nephew Don Yeomans, and many others. She lived in Terrace in her later years, and can be credited with instructing numerous students throughout the Pacific Northwest. Diesing has received many honors and awards. She was recognized by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation who awarded her the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in Winnipeg in March 2002. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Northern British Columbia in May 2002. In 2006, Northwest Community College created the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, located in Terrace, British Columbia and named in her honor. She has served as artist-in-residence in the Dominican Republic and participated in sculpture symposia in Finland.

    Davis Brothers Auction
  • FREDA DIESING, HAIDA 1925-2002, WOLF DESIGN, 1978, Screenprint, Sight: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (52.1 x 40 cm.), Frame: 26 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (67.9 x 54 cm.)
    Jun. 21, 2023

    FREDA DIESING, HAIDA 1925-2002, WOLF DESIGN, 1978, Screenprint, Sight: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (52.1 x 40 cm.), Frame: 26 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (67.9 x 54 cm.)

    Est: $400 - $600

    FREDA DIESING HAIDA, 1925-2002 WOLF DESIGN, 1978 Screenprint Lower left numbered and titled: 157/200 Staff design; lower right signed and dated: by Freda Diesing 1978

    Potomack Company
  • FREDA DIESING, HAIDA 1925-2002, RAVEN WITH SALMON, 1978, Screenprint, Sight: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (52.1 x 40 cm.), Frame: 26 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (67.9 x 54 cm.)
    Jun. 21, 2023

    FREDA DIESING, HAIDA 1925-2002, RAVEN WITH SALMON, 1978, Screenprint, Sight: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (52.1 x 40 cm.), Frame: 26 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (67.9 x 54 cm.)

    Est: $400 - $600

    FREDA DIESING HAIDA, 1925-2002 RAVEN WITH SALMON, 1978 Screenprint Lower left numbered and titled: 58/200 Raven with fish; lower right signed and dated: by Freda Diesing 1978

    Potomack Company
  • FREDA DIESING. HAIDA HAWK DESIGN. 1977. SERIGRAPH.
    Jun. 02, 2022

    FREDA DIESING. HAIDA HAWK DESIGN. 1977. SERIGRAPH.

    Est: $100 - $200

    Diesing, Freda (Haida 1925 - 2002). Haida Hawk Design. 1977. Serigraph on wove paper. Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil. 17/200. Sight: 15" x 20 1/2". Framed: 23 1/2" x 31 1/2". Condition: Sight very good.

    Quinn's Auction Galleries
  • TWO NORTHWEST COAST INDIGENOUS SERIGRAPHS: Art Th
    Jan. 18, 2021

    TWO NORTHWEST COAST INDIGENOUS SERIGRAPHS: Art Th

    Est: $150 - $200

    TWO NORTHWEST COAST INDIGENOUS SERIGRAPHS: Art Thompson (Nootka (British Columbia), born 1948), untitled, signed lower right, dated 1985, edition 88/100, image measures 12" diameter; Freda Diesing (Haida (British Columbia), 1925-2002) "Eagle with Salmon," signed lower center, dated 1979, edition 211/225, image measures 17.5" x 25.5". In metal frames; 24.25" x 20.25" and 24.5" x 36.25" overall.

    O'Gallerie
  • Freda Diesing, 21 1/2 x 15 in. (53.9 x 38.1 cm)
    Jul. 24, 2020

    Freda Diesing, 21 1/2 x 15 in. (53.9 x 38.1 cm)

    Est: $300 - $500

    Freda Diesing, Raven with Salmon, A/P, signed and dated 1977. 21 1/2 x 15 in. (53.9 x 38.1 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing 13 x 11 in. (33 x 27.9 cm)
    Nov. 06, 2019

    Freda Diesing 13 x 11 in. (33 x 27.9 cm)

    Est: $150 - $250

    Freda Diesing Sculpin and Bullhead, silkscreen, #99/200, signed and dated 1981. 13 x 11 in. (33 x 27.9 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • FREDA DIESING - Eagles
    Jun. 01, 2019

    FREDA DIESING - Eagles

    Est: $250 - $400

    FREDA DIESING (Canadian, 1925-2002) "Eagles" - Serigraph print on paper. Framed. Unsigned. 15 x 11.75 in.

    Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
  • FREDA DIESING - Scana With the Woman
    Jun. 01, 2019

    FREDA DIESING - Scana With the Woman

    Est: $350 - $500

    FREDA DIESING (Canadian, 1925-2002) "Scana With the Woman" 1980 - Limited edition serigraph print 195/200. Signed and dated lower right, titled lower centre, editioned lower left, framed. 15.5 x 19.5 in.

    Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
  • FREDA DIESING (Canadian, 1925-2002) Heisda Sitting Eagle Family 1977 screenprint 49/105
    Apr. 10, 2019

    FREDA DIESING (Canadian, 1925-2002) Heisda Sitting Eagle Family 1977 screenprint 49/105

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    FREDA DIESING (Canadian, 1925-2002) Heisda Sitting Eagle Family 1977 screenprint 49/105 numbered, titled, signed and dated below image 59 x 45cm

    Leonard Joel
  • Freda Diesing, Wolf Design, silkscreen, #174/200, signed and dated 1978 20 x 15 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.7 cm)
    Oct. 18, 2017

    Freda Diesing, Wolf Design, silkscreen, #174/200, signed and dated 1978 20 x 15 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.7 cm)

    Est: $100 - $150

    Freda Diesing, Wolf Design, silkscreen, #174/200, signed and dated 1978 20 x 15 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.7 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing, Raven Inside of the Whale, silkscreen, #176/200, signed and dated 1978 20 x 15 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.7 cm)
    Oct. 18, 2017

    Freda Diesing, Raven Inside of the Whale, silkscreen, #176/200, signed and dated 1978 20 x 15 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.7 cm)

    Est: $100 - $150

    Freda Diesing, Raven Inside of the Whale, silkscreen, #176/200, signed and dated 1978 20 x 15 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.7 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing, Raven with Fish, silkscreen, #32/200, signed lower right, dated 1978 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (51.4 x 38.7 cm)
    Oct. 18, 2017

    Freda Diesing, Raven with Fish, silkscreen, #32/200, signed lower right, dated 1978 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (51.4 x 38.7 cm)

    Est: $100 - $150

    Freda Diesing, Raven with Fish, silkscreen, #32/200, signed lower right, dated 1978 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (51.4 x 38.7 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing, Beaver Box Design, silkscreen #101/200, signed and dated 1979 17 1/2 x 23 in. (44.5 x 58.4 cm)
    Apr. 27, 2016

    Freda Diesing, Beaver Box Design, silkscreen #101/200, signed and dated 1979 17 1/2 x 23 in. (44.5 x 58.4 cm)

    Est: $75 - $100

    Freda Diesing, Beaver Box Design, silkscreen #101/200, signed and dated 1979 17 1/2 x 23 in. (44.5 x 58.4 cm) (unframed)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing, 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (44.5 x 29 cm)
    Apr. 23, 2014

    Freda Diesing, 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (44.5 x 29 cm)

    Est: $70 - $90

    Freda Diesing, Thunderbird and Whale, silkscreen 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (44.5 x 29 cm) (unframed) (slight creases)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing, a hand carved Haida male Human Face mask,
    Apr. 23, 2014

    Freda Diesing, a hand carved Haida male Human Face mask,

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Freda Diesing, a hand carved Haida male Human Face mask, with cedar bark trim, signed and dated 1974 9 1/2 x 7 x 4 in. (24 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Freda Diesing, 17 3/4 x 15 in. (45 x 38 cm)
    Nov. 23, 2011

    Freda Diesing, 17 3/4 x 15 in. (45 x 38 cm)

    Est: $70 - $90

    Freda Diesing, Sculpin & Bullhead, silkscreen #13/200, signed and dated 1981 17 3/4 x 15 in. (45 x 38 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
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