Untitled - Hurdles
55.88 cms x 76.2 cms (22 ins x 30 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, editioned lower centre, unframed
printed in 1977
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian And International Prints" held on Sat, May 16, 2020.
Lot 16
Lot 16
Estimate: CAD $900 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $330
Realised: CAD $330
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Commonwealth Print Portfolio, produced in conjunction with the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. The exclusivity of this print is emphasized by the statement which accompanied the portfolio : 'This project was organized by the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta on the occasion of the XI Commonwealth Games1978 in Edmonton, Canada. This portfolio is a gift from the Commonwealth Games Foundation to the National Gallery of each of the 48 participating countries.' Neither the portfolio nor the prints were offered for public sale - 55 went to Commonwealth member countries and 10 to dignitaries and institutions including the Commonwealth Institute (London), the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta. Also includes a copy of 'Arts West' magazine July-August 1978 'Festival '78 - Special Commemorative Edition', with an in-depth article detailing the metamorphosis of the portfolio and featuring Allen Jones' "Untitled" on the cover.
Notes:
Allen Jones is a British 'pop' artist known for his paintings, sculpture and lithography. He began studying lithography at the Hornsey College of Art (London) in 1955 and moved on the the Royal College of Art in 1959, only to be expelled the following year by the College's conservative 'old guard'. In a 2014 interview he stated : "constitutionally I couldn't abandon the figure. But I had to find a new way of doing it. Abstract Expressionism had swept everything away. You couldn't go back to representing the figure through some moribund visual language."
From the Commonwealth Print Portfolio, produced in conjunction with the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. The exclusivity of this print is emphasized by the statement which accompanied the portfolio : 'This project was organized by the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta on the occasion of the XI Commonwealth Games1978 in Edmonton, Canada. This portfolio is a gift from the Commonwealth Games Foundation to the National Gallery of each of the 48 participating countries.' Neither the portfolio nor the prints were offered for public sale - 55 went to Commonwealth member countries and 10 to dignitaries and institutions including the Commonwealth Institute (London), the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta. Also includes a copy of 'Arts West' magazine July-August 1978 'Festival '78 - Special Commemorative Edition', with an in-depth article detailing the metamorphosis of the portfolio and featuring Allen Jones' "Untitled" on the cover.
Notes:
Allen Jones is a British 'pop' artist known for his paintings, sculpture and lithography. He began studying lithography at the Hornsey College of Art (London) in 1955 and moved on the the Royal College of Art in 1959, only to be expelled the following year by the College's conservative 'old guard'. In a 2014 interview he stated : "constitutionally I couldn't abandon the figure. But I had to find a new way of doing it. Abstract Expressionism had swept everything away. You couldn't go back to representing the figure through some moribund visual language."
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.