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Eddy Cobiness (1933-1996) Native Canadian, Serigraph

Sold for $80 at Sarasota Estate Auction on Jan 25, 2026.

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Eddy Cobiness (1933-1996) Native Canadian, Serigraph. "Foxes". Pencil signed, dated '79 and numbered 77/100. Overall Size: 28 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. Sight Size: 22 x 17 in. Eddy Cobiness, (July 17, 1933 – January 1, 1996) was a Canadian artist.[1] He was an Ojibwe-Native Canadian and his art work is characterized by scenes from the life outdoors and nature. He began with realistic scenes and then evolved into more abstract work. He belonged to the "Woodland School of Art" and was a prominent member of the "Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation", better known as the "Indian Group of Seven". He was a graphic designer who began drawing pictures of birds in sand, snow or on cardboard, in his childhood. In the 1950s, during his military service years, he discovered working in watercolour. He studied colour and composition. In the 1960s his ink and watercolour drawings were commercially successful, and he began his art career. For Cobiness, the life outdoors and nature always was subject of his works. He began with realistic scenes and then evolve into more abstract work, influenced by his art colleague at the time, painter Benjamin Chee Chee. He further developed his work unimpeded and worked with several styles, using many media. It would bring him international recognition. It is known that Queen Elizabeth II has work of Cobiness in her collection. Cobiness died in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on January 1, 1996, of complications from diabetes.

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