2015 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 226
226
Joseph Velazquez (b. 1942)
Through the Rage and the Roar (2008)
oil on canvas
24 × 40 inches
signed lower left
The May 2008 issue of Western Art Collector will accompany the lot.
According to the artist, “The birch bark canoe, in this case an Ojibwe long-nose style, is a favorite subject of mine. It has an inherent beauty and when combined with its functionality, it is a wonderful work of art in itself.”
EXHIBITED
Summer Show, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ, May 2008
LITERATURE
“Artist round-up in Tucson” Western Art Collector (Scottsdale, AZ: Vincent W. Miller, May 2008), pages 152-3, illustrated