L'Homme Soleil
260 cms x 140 cms x 5.08 cms (102.36 ins x 55.12 ins x 102.36 ins)
Signed and on verso inscribed "atelier du bronze, inverness, québec"
sculpted in 2010
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "May 2021 Online auction" held on Thu, May 27, 2021.
Lot 205
Lot 205
Estimate: CAD $12,000 - $16,000
Realised: CAD $18,750
Realised: CAD $18,750
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the Artist's Estate by the present Prominent Corporate Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Please note: this lot is not available for preview at Heffel's Montreal gallery, however it can be viewed offsite by appointment. Please contact the Montreal office to book an appointment: montreal@heffel.com
The original ceramic relief of L’Homme Soleil was created by Jordi Bonet between 1973 and 1975 and is part of the collection of the Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire. Bonet originally intended to produce an edition of 8 bronzes, however this project was put on hold due to his death in 1979. In 2008, Guy Laliberté, with the collaboration of the artist’s wife Huguette Bouchard-Bonet, undertook the goal to complete this intended project. Laliberté donated the fifth cast to the City of Montreal’s public art collection, and it is exhibited in front of the Albert-Dumouchel building at the corner of Lajeunesse and Fleury streets. This lot is from this same posthumous edition and is 2/8. A certificate from L'Atelier du Bronze accompanies this lot.
For more information: www.artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/oeuvre/lhomme-soleil/
Acquired directly from the Artist's Estate by the present Prominent Corporate Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Please note: this lot is not available for preview at Heffel's Montreal gallery, however it can be viewed offsite by appointment. Please contact the Montreal office to book an appointment: montreal@heffel.com
The original ceramic relief of L’Homme Soleil was created by Jordi Bonet between 1973 and 1975 and is part of the collection of the Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire. Bonet originally intended to produce an edition of 8 bronzes, however this project was put on hold due to his death in 1979. In 2008, Guy Laliberté, with the collaboration of the artist’s wife Huguette Bouchard-Bonet, undertook the goal to complete this intended project. Laliberté donated the fifth cast to the City of Montreal’s public art collection, and it is exhibited in front of the Albert-Dumouchel building at the corner of Lajeunesse and Fleury streets. This lot is from this same posthumous edition and is 2/8. A certificate from L'Atelier du Bronze accompanies this lot.
For more information: www.artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/oeuvre/lhomme-soleil/
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.