Okanagan Bridge
25.4 cms x 3,599.18 cms x 53.34 cms (10 ins x 1,417 ins x 10 ins)
Signed lower right, titled on gallery label verso
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian and International Art" held on Sun, Jun 4, 2023.
Lot 244
Lot 244
Estimate: CAD $80 - $120
Realised: CAD $64
Realised: CAD $64
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Tutt Street Gallery (Kelowna) label verso.
Notes:
Fred Schaefer was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1921. He studied scenic and theatrical design and interior architecture at the Dutch Royal Academy of Art. Upon coming to Canada, Schaefer initially worked in Montreal and Toronto before settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a longtime member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, serving as its president in the early 1990s, and was an art instructor and lecturer. In 1991 he was commissioned to create a painting of Vancouver's harbourfront to be presented to Princess Margriet of the Netherlands during her visit to Canada. Fred Schaefer died in 2001 in Vancouver.
Tutt Street Gallery (Kelowna) label verso.
Notes:
Fred Schaefer was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1921. He studied scenic and theatrical design and interior architecture at the Dutch Royal Academy of Art. Upon coming to Canada, Schaefer initially worked in Montreal and Toronto before settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a longtime member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, serving as its president in the early 1990s, and was an art instructor and lecturer. In 1991 he was commissioned to create a painting of Vancouver's harbourfront to be presented to Princess Margriet of the Netherlands during her visit to Canada. Fred Schaefer died in 2001 in Vancouver.
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.