Still Life with Old Saxon Violin
61 cms x 76.2 cms (24 ins x 30 ins)
Signed and on verso titled twice
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fine Canadian Art Spring 2004 Live auction" held on Thu, May 27, 2004.
Lot 129
Lot 129
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $10,350
Realised: CAD $10,350
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Heffel Fine Art Auction House, Vancouver, November 5, 1998, lot 23
Private Collection, Vancouver
Notes:
Humphrey had a life-long appreciation of music, especially of the violin, which he played. From 1950 to 1957 he played in the string section of the local symphony orchestra in St. John, New Brunswick and often played in a small group for friends in his home. As this work illustrates, Humphrey had a strong command of composition and colour, giving the simple materials of the still life a presence and articulation which recall the still lifes of Cezanne, whose work he had admired in Europe.
Estate of the Artist
Heffel Fine Art Auction House, Vancouver, November 5, 1998, lot 23
Private Collection, Vancouver
Notes:
Humphrey had a life-long appreciation of music, especially of the violin, which he played. From 1950 to 1957 he played in the string section of the local symphony orchestra in St. John, New Brunswick and often played in a small group for friends in his home. As this work illustrates, Humphrey had a strong command of composition and colour, giving the simple materials of the still life a presence and articulation which recall the still lifes of Cezanne, whose work he had admired in Europe.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.