Robert Charles Davidson
Robert Charles Davidson
1946 -
BCSFA OC
Robert Davidson was born in 1946 in Hydaburg, Alaska and raised in Massett, Haida Gwaii. His great grandfather Charles Edenshaw was a renowned turn of the century Haida artist, and, influenced by his father and grandfather who were both respected carvers, Davidson began carving at the age of 13. In 1965 Davidson moved to Vancouver to complete high school at Point Grey Secondary School, and in turned gained knowledge about Haida culture through the Vancouver Museum. He met Bill Reid in 1966, beginning a sculpture and design apprenticeship for 18 months. Through Reid he met anthropologist Wilson Duff and artist and art historian Bill Holm, furthering his cultural education. In 1967 he enrolled at the Vancouver School of Art and a year later, aged 22, he was teaching carving at the Fitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art in 'Ksan. In 1969 he carved and raised the 40 foot Bear Mother totem pole, the first new pole to be installed in Massett in over 50 years.

In 1993 the Vancouver Art Gallery mounted a major solo exhibition of Davidson's work - Eagle of the Dawn - which traveled to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec. His 2004 solo exhibition Robert Davidson: The Abstract Edge also toured nationally, opening at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver and his 2013 solo exhibition The Abstract Impulse was mounted at the Seattle Art Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian in New York.

Davidson is proficient in many media including wood, gold, silver, argillite, bronze and silkscreen. His work is held in private and public collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Quebec and the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles.

In 1995 he received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award and the Order of British Columbia. The following year he was awarded the Order of Canada, and he is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He received both the Governor General's Award for Visual Arts and the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts in 2010.

He currently lives and works in White Rock, BC and Massett, Haida Gwaii.
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Dogfish by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $145,250
Robert Charles Davidson
Dogfish
51 x 47 1/2 x 23 in, 129.5 x 120.6 x 58.4 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 150 000 $ - 250 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 145 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
West Coast Modern & Contemporary, jeudi, 28 mai 2020
Raven Stealing the Moon by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $79,250
Robert Charles Davidson
Raven Stealing the Moon
47 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 1 1/4 in, 120.6 x 56.5 x 3.2 cm
bois sculpté et peint
Estimation : 15 000 $ - 25 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 79 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
First Nations & Inuit Art, jeudi, 27 août 2020
Copper with Eagle Design by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $52,650
Robert Charles Davidson
Copper with Eagle Design
35 x 23 1/2 x 1 in, 88.9 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm
cuivre polis et martelé et peinture
Estimation : 40 000 $ - 60 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 52 650 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fall 2011 - 1st Session, jeudi, 24 novembre 2011
Raven's Tail Mask by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $43,125
Robert Charles Davidson
Raven's Tail Mask
12 x 9 x 7 in, 30.5 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm
1992
cèdre rouge, écorce de cèdre, cheveux humains, coquille d’opercule, cuivre, plumes de corbeau et peinture acrylique
Estimation : 40 000 $ - 45 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 43 125 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
September 2006 - 1st Session, samedi, 30 septembre 2006
Two Works by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $34,500
Robert Charles Davidson
Two Works
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Estimation : 30 000 $ - 35 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 34 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
November 2002, samedi, 30 novembre 2002
Moon by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $28,750
Robert Charles Davidson
Moon
40 x 40 in, 101.6 x 101.6 cm
masque en papier d'édition limitée
Estimation : 20 000 $ - 25 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 28 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
May 2008 - 1st session, samedi, 31 mai 2008
Killer Whale by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $23,000
Robert Charles Davidson
Killer Whale
6 1/4 x 1 1/2 in, 15.9 x 3.8 cm
bracelet en argent sterling
Estimation : 10 000 $ - 15 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 23 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2007, mercredi, 23 mai 2007
Crab of the Woods by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $22,500
Robert Charles Davidson
Crab of the Woods
15 1/2 x 14 x 10 in, 39.4 x 35.6 x 25.4 cm
2000
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 20 000 $ - 30 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 22 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
First Nations & Inuit Art, jeudi, 30 août 2018
Mood by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $22,425
Robert Charles Davidson
Mood
1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 in, 4.45 x 6.35 x 5.08 cm
1988
bracelet repoussé unique en or 22 carats
Estimation : 25 000 $ - 30 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 22 425 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
November 2000 Fine Canadian Art, jeudi, 09 novembre 2000
Dunee by Robert Charles Davidson vendu pour $20,000
Robert Charles Davidson
Dunee
14 x 12 x 8 in, 35.6 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm
sculpture en bronze sur une base en pierre noire incrustée de cuivre
Estimation : 15 000 $ - 25 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 20 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
First Nations Art, jeudi, 29 août 2024