Still Life with Flowers
39.4 cms x 49.5 cms (15.5 ins x 19.5 ins)
Signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 63 - 10
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "September 2021 Online auction" held on Thu, Sep 30, 2021.
Lot 110
Lot 110
Estimate: CAD $800 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $1,125
Realised: CAD $1,125
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Vancouver Art Gallery Picture Loan, Vancouver
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Vancouver, circa 1970
Notes:
John Koerner left Prague in 1939 before the Nazi invasion, settling in Vancouver. In 1950 he began to paint full time, while teaching at the Vancouver School of Art. He quickly became involved in the West Coast Modernist scene alongside artists such as Gordon Smith, BC Binning, Jack Shadbolt and Lawren Harris. He later went on to teach at the University of British Columbia.
Vancouver Art Gallery Picture Loan, Vancouver
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Vancouver, circa 1970
Notes:
John Koerner left Prague in 1939 before the Nazi invasion, settling in Vancouver. In 1950 he began to paint full time, while teaching at the Vancouver School of Art. He quickly became involved in the West Coast Modernist scene alongside artists such as Gordon Smith, BC Binning, Jack Shadbolt and Lawren Harris. He later went on to teach at the University of British Columbia.
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 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.