#89 • Dale DeArmond "Belugas Dancing For Woman-At-The-Bottom-Of-The-Sea" Woodcut Print

Part of September 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $650.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A c.1977 signed and numbered 17/35 color woodcut print by prominent late Alaskan artist Dale DeArmond (1914-2006), titled "Belugas Dancing For Woman-At-The-Bottom-Of-The-Sea". Titled, numbered, signed, and dated, bottom margin, the piece was printed by the artist on white Japanese paper. Framed under glass, it measures approximately 27.25" x 20" overall. In the artist's words: "The legend tells of a great bird that stole a young woman away and married her. She was very unhappy and her father came to rescue her. But the great bird made a terrible storm and her father was so terrified he threw her overboard. She clung to the edge of the boat and he cut off her fingers. She sank to the bottom of the sea and her fingers became the sea creatures. The little fish comb her hair because she has no fingers and all the sea creatures look after her."