Andrew Valko (1957) - Figure With Pitcher and Basin

Figure With Pitcher and Basin

graphite on paper
22.86 cms x 36.83 cms (9 ins x 9 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, framed
drawn in 1982
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian And International Art" held on Sat, May 29, 2021.
Lot 178
Estimate: CAD $120 - $180
Realised: CAD $129

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Includes the original sales receipt from Assiniboia Gallery; You Choose the Charity: 100% of the hammer price for this piece will go to charity, and the winning bidder may choose which charity from our list will receive the funds: Creative Kids Saskatchewan, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers, Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum, and Briercrest College Scholarship Fund.
Notes:
Andrew Valko was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1957. Came to Canada in 1968. He received his Diploma in Graphic Design and Applied Arts from the Red River Community College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He also studied printmaking with Toshi Yoshida at Yoshida Hanga Academy in Tokyo, Japan. Robert Enright has written "Almost without exception, his paintings and drawings are episodes in an ongoing fragmentary narrative in which we are obliged, as viewers, to fill in the details of a story that he only hints at. Valko knows that viewer and voyeur are close in meaning." He has exhibited widely in solo and group shows throughout Canada. His work is held in many private and public collections across Canada and the U.S. Valko has travelled extensively through North America, Mexico, Europe and Asia and currently lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Vancouver, B.C.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Figure With Pitcher and Basin by artist Andrew Valko