Cenotaph Triptych, 1988
152.4 cms x 120.9 cms (60 ins x 47.6 ins)
Each given to the artist, titled, dated 1988 and numbered 3/10 to the Salama-Caro Gallery label verso
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Fine Prints & Photography Online Auction" held on Thu, Apr 12, 2018.
Lot 66
Lot 66
Estimate: CAD $1,500 - $2,000
Realised: CAD $900
Realised: CAD $900
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Salama-Caro Gallery, London, UK, Stock #: A904C labels to each verso;
Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, CA labels to each verso;
With Christie's, New York labels verso;
Prominent Private Collection
Literature:
Andreas C. Papadakis, Art & Design, Vol, 5, Issues 1-8, AD Editions Ltd., University of Michigan (Ann Arbour, MI), 1989, p. 74
Notes:
An early interest in sculpture led Calum Colvin to create unique assemblages of 'constructed photography', which are small sets created using various objects to resemble domestic interiors.
The constructed sets of the Cenotaph create a dizzying sense of continuum but are not without a sense of horizon and spatial disposition. The triptych is on a large scale, nearly life size. The result is a presentation to the viewer to enter the sets and wander around. If one does look closer, one sees amongst the claustrophobic squalor, items of both fine art and kitsch - "'pictures with mirrors and icon-crowded sanctuaries'." In Cenotaph, Colvin makes us look at the unusual shapes and peculiar combination of items, allowing the viewer to see the objects in a different way.
Salama-Caro Gallery, London, UK, Stock #: A904C labels to each verso;
Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, CA labels to each verso;
With Christie's, New York labels verso;
Prominent Private Collection
Literature:
Andreas C. Papadakis, Art & Design, Vol, 5, Issues 1-8, AD Editions Ltd., University of Michigan (Ann Arbour, MI), 1989, p. 74
Notes:
An early interest in sculpture led Calum Colvin to create unique assemblages of 'constructed photography', which are small sets created using various objects to resemble domestic interiors.
The constructed sets of the Cenotaph create a dizzying sense of continuum but are not without a sense of horizon and spatial disposition. The triptych is on a large scale, nearly life size. The result is a presentation to the viewer to enter the sets and wander around. If one does look closer, one sees amongst the claustrophobic squalor, items of both fine art and kitsch - "'pictures with mirrors and icon-crowded sanctuaries'." In Cenotaph, Colvin makes us look at the unusual shapes and peculiar combination of items, allowing the viewer to see the objects in a different way.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
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