Paul Butler

(1973)

Paul Butler is a printmaking artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Paul Butler's estimated art value is CAD $2,000 (*)

Paul Butler's work could be available for sale through Art Galleries or at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $1,000 - $2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a print work attributed to Paul Butler (1973) was CAD $1,800 - paid for "The Directors (From The "toronto Now" Suite, 2008)" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Apr 13, 2017.
ArtValue.ca has 5 auction art sale records for their print results, with prices in the range of CAD $1,000 - $2,500.

Notable Art Works

The Directors (From The "toronto Now" Suite, 2008)
collage
26 cms x 41.3 cms (10.19 ins x 16.3 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 15
Thu, Apr 13, 2017

Estimate CAD $900 - $1,100
Sold for CAD $1,800

In 2007, acclaimed fashion and editorial photographer, George Whiteside, produced a series of group portraits for Canadian Art's Toronto Now which featured the city's most prominent and influential artists, dealers, critics and museum directors. With titles such as The Directors, Marketplace and Talent Scouts, these portraits, shot in various art centre settings, would become Paul Butler's impetus for a re-construction of the photos utilizing his signature technique of tape-masking. By taping over the individuals and reducing them to a concept, he symbolically encourages artists to stay true to making art despite the constraints of the art market. "I figured I'd edit all [people] out and destroy the system."

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top print sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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