Bidspirit auction | Pair of Steven C. Evans

Pair of Steven C. Evans Mixed Media Northwest Coast Formline Plaques - Pair of circular mixed media wall plaques by artist Steven C. Evans. Each piece features a hand-tooled and painted leather center depicting Northwest Coast Indigenous style iconography in a Formline aesthetic. One plaque, titled Eagle in the Sun, shows a centered stylized bird head within a radiant sun motif. The second, titled Raven Stealing the Sun, depicts a bird profile holding a serrated orb. The leather is rendered in a palette of brick red, black, and turquoise green against a natural brown ground. Both are set within thick circular oak frames featuring carved chevron patterns around the perimeter. The leather is secured to the back with staples, and each frame is fitted with a metal D-ring hanger. The lower edge of the leather on the first plaque is signed Steven C. Evans and titled. The second is signed Steven C. Evans, dated 1993, and titled. 15” diameter. 12B