#10 • R.T. Wallen "Tsee Xwaa" Stone Lithograph

Part of October 2023 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $425.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Multiples

A stone lithograph c.1972 by Alaska artist R.T. "Skip" Wallen (b.1942) entitled "Tsee Xwaa." The work depicts John B. Fawcett, Tlingit Indian of Juneau, who belonged to the Woosh Ke Taan clan which claims the halibut as a clan crest. Study sketches for this lithograph were made in the artist's studio while the subject sang the song of the halibut spirit dance. Titled lower center, marked 106/110, and hand signed in graphite lower right. Matted within a dark wood frame with a few surface blemishes as shown, measuring approximately 23" x 26" overall.