Benjamin Chee Chee

(Canadian, 1944–1977)

Benjamin Chee Chee was a self-taught Canadian artist of Ojibwa descent who is known as one of the most prominent figures of the Woodland School of Art. He was born on March 26, 1944 in Ontario, Canada. Chee Chee gained renown for his spare, elegant depictions of geese and other birds, insisting that these images did not carry symbolic meaning, describing them instead as “creatures of the present.” He was considered to be on the brink of art world stardom when he committed suicide at the age of 32 on March 14, 1977 in a jail located in Ottawa, Canada.

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Benjamin Chee Chee (86 results)
Eagle, 1977

Benjamin Chee Chee

Eagle, 1977

Sale Date: August 29, 2024

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Spirit Fish, 1973

Benjamin Chee Chee

Spirit Fish, 1973

Sale Date: August 29, 2024

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BENJAMIN CHEE (1944-1977) UNUSUAL OIL ON..., 1974

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BENJAMIN CHEE (1944-1977) UNUSUAL OIL ON..., 1974

Sale Date: June 7, 2024

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MOOSE, 1975

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MOOSE, 1975

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Geese in Flight, 1976

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Geese in Flight, 1976

Sale Date: February 29, 2024

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UNTITLED (BIRD IN FLIGHT), 1976

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UNTITLED (BIRD IN FLIGHT), 1976

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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UNTITLED (FOUR SWALLOWS IN FLIGHT), 1976, 1976

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UNTITLED (FOUR SWALLOWS IN FLIGHT), 1976, 1976

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Bird, 1977

Benjamin Chee Chee

Bird, 1977

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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BUFFALO SERIES, 1973

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BUFFALO SERIES, 1973

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

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Dancing Penguin, 1976

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Dancing Penguin, 1976

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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Canada Goose, 1975

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Canada Goose, 1975

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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Two Geese in Flight, 1976

Benjamin Chee Chee

Two Geese in Flight, 1976

Sale Date: May 31, 2022

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Solitude, 1975

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Solitude, 1975

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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Goose, 1976

Benjamin Chee Chee

Goose, 1976

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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Goose, 1976

Benjamin Chee Chee

Goose, 1976

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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Geese, 1976

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Geese, 1976

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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Two Geese Taking Off, 1974

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Two Geese Taking Off, 1974

Sale Date: November 25, 2021

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Two Geese, 1976

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Two Geese, 1976

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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GOOSE, 1976

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GOOSE, 1976

Sale Date: May 31, 2021

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Abstracted Geese in Flight, 1974

Benjamin Chee Chee

Abstracted Geese in Flight, 1974

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Swallows in Flight, 1974

Benjamin Chee Chee

Swallows in Flight, 1974

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Moose with Sun, 1974

Benjamin Chee Chee

Moose with Sun, 1974

Sale Date: February 25, 2021

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Two Geese Taking Off, 1975

Benjamin Chee Chee

Two Geese Taking Off, 1975

Sale Date: February 25, 2021

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Abstract Forms of Geese in Flight, 1974

Benjamin Chee Chee

Abstract Forms of Geese in Flight, 1974

Sale Date: November 26, 2020

Auction Closed

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