Carl Ray

1943–1978

Carl Ray was a First Nations artist who was active on the Canadian art scene from 1969 until his death in 1978. Considered primarily a Woodlands Style artist. He was a founding… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Carl Ray, Untitled - Spirit in the Sky Boy in the Moon, 1973, gouache on paperUntitled - Spirit in the Sky Boy in the MoonLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$6,600≈ $4,777≈ £3,545≈ €4,071Sign up to see
  2. Carl Ray, Shaking Tent, 1968, acrylic on canvas boardShaking TentLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$3,600≈ $2,606≈ £1,933≈ €2,220Sign up to see
  3. Carl Ray, Untitled - Feeding the Dog Team, acrylic on canvasUntitled - Feeding the Dog TeamLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$1,800≈ $1,312≈ £982≈ €1,136Sign up to see

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Carl Ray was a First Nations artist who was active on the Canadian art scene from 1969 until his death in 1978. Considered primarily a Woodlands Style artist. He was a founding member of the Indian Group of Seven. He began painting when he was 30 years old.

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Born 1943Died 1978Wikidata Q5040685 ↗ULAN 500127397 ↗

In the collections of

National Gallery of Canada

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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