Untitled - Untitled
55.88 cms x 76.2 cms (22 ins x 30 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, unframed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Works from the Briercrest College Art Collection" held on Sat, Apr 9, 2016.
Lot 398
Lot 398
Estimate: CAD $500 - $1,000
Realised: CAD $220
Realised: CAD $220
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Briercrest College Art Collection. 100% of the hammer price goes to the Briercrest College Scholarship Fund. This artwork has a 1998 certificate of appraisal with a fair market evaluation of $1500.
Notes:
Alan Sonfist was born in New York City in 1946. He is most associated with the Earth Art Movement. He has said "My art presents nature. I isolate certain aspects of nature to gain emphasis, to make clear its power to affect us...". His first solo exhibit was in 1970 and he has since exhibited extensively in the U. S. and abroad. His work is similarly found in collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
From the Briercrest College Art Collection. 100% of the hammer price goes to the Briercrest College Scholarship Fund. This artwork has a 1998 certificate of appraisal with a fair market evaluation of $1500.
Notes:
Alan Sonfist was born in New York City in 1946. He is most associated with the Earth Art Movement. He has said "My art presents nature. I isolate certain aspects of nature to gain emphasis, to make clear its power to affect us...". His first solo exhibit was in 1970 and he has since exhibited extensively in the U. S. and abroad. His work is similarly found in collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.