Russell T. Gordon

(1936 - 2013)

Russell T. Gordon was a painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Russell T. Gordon's estimated art value is C$700 (*)

Russell T. Gordon's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$250 - C$1,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a mixed media work attributed to Russell T. Gordon (1936-2013) was C$840 - paid for "Untitled" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Tue, Mar 1, 2022.
ArtValue.ca has 6 auction art sale records for their mixed media results, with prices in the range of C$250 to C$1,000.

Strings, 2003 (2003)
oil and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions - 121.9 cms x 137.19 cms (48 ins x 54 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 42
Thu, Oct 29, 2020

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Sale price withheld

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

Born in Philadelphia, Russell T. Gordon originally studied mathematics, but switched to art, subsequently holding several teaching positions throughout the U.S. before moving to Montreal in 1973 to teach at Concordia. With its rich palette and diverse styles, "StringsÁ embodies Gordon's formal interest in juxtaposition and his desire to confound expectations of what art produced by a person of colour 'should' be. The work's impressionistic background contrasts with the hard-edge linear elements, yet harmony is achieved through colour and repetition of form. Through abstraction, Gordon transcended specific issues around race, conveying instead universal human experiences and his own ideas of what constitutes beauty in art. We thank Bill Clarke for contributing this essay. Bill Clarke is a Toronto-based writer, editor, art collector and occasional curator.

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