#1 • Gerrit Hjellen Painted Gold Pan w/ Polar Bear Candle by Crumble Foot

Part of Spring 2025 Discovery Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $110.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A hand-painted gold pan depicting an Alaskan polar bear walking upon the ice, illuminated by the Northern Lights. Signed lower left by Alaska artist Gerrit Hjellen (1938-2014) from the Susitna Valley, and further signed and dated c.1996 en verso. Also includes a handcrafted polar bear candle with unlit wick, marked on the bottom for Crumble Foot out of Eagle River, Alaska. The gold pan measures approximately 15.75" in diameter x 2.25" deep.