Art Placement is pleased to present an exhibition highlighting a beautiful selection of early Allen Sapp paintings from a private collection, including several works from 1969, the year of Sapp's landmark debut solo exhibition at the Mendel Art Gallery. Allen Sapp (1928-2015) is one of Saskatchewan's most renowned artists. A visual story-teller who captured scenes of life on his reserve with tremendous sincerity and empathy. His now-iconic paintings have forever recorded a part of the history of the Plains Cree people, a first-hand telling of the colonial narrative from the indigenous perspective. Sapp received numerous awards throughout his life including the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the Order of Canada, the Saskatchewan Arts Board Lifetime Achievement Award, and induction into the Royal Canadian Academy of Art. As early as 1986, he was recognized at the national level, as a senior artist "whose contributions to the present renaissance of native art and culture will only be measured by history."
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Allen Sapp, "Untitled (three horses)", n.d., Acrylic on canvas, 14" x 11", $3,125.00 Framed CDN (+ taxes)
Allen Sapp, "People Went Out", 1973, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", $8,000.00 Framed CDN (+ taxes)
Allen Sapp, "Picking Medicine Grass", 1969, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36", $8,500.00 Framed CDN (+ taxes)