Untitled
49.53 cms x 76.2 cms (19.5 ins x 30 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, unframed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Works from the Briercrest Collection of Canadian Art" held on Sat, Apr 7, 2018.
Lot 321
Lot 321
Estimate: CAD $500 - $900
Did not sell
Did not sell
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Briercrest College Art Collection. 100% of the hammer price goes to the Briercrest College Scholarship Fund. This artwork has a 1998 certificate of appraisal with a fair market evaluation of $950.
Notes:
Joseph Drapell was born in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in 1940 and moved to Canada in 1966. After studying in the U.S. he eventually settled in Toronto in 1970 and eventually became recognized as one of the most important abstract painter in the generation that succeeded the 'Artists Eleven'. His greatest success came after adopting the method of applying paint with abroad spreading device attached to a movable support. In 1988 he served a period as guest artist at the Emma Lake Artist's Workshop. His work is included in private and public collections around the world including the Mackenzie Gallery in Regina, The Guggenheim Museum in New York, The British Museum in London and the National Gallery in Prague.Joseph Drapell was born in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in 1940 and moved to Canada in 1966. After studying in the U.S. he eventually settled in Toronto in 1970 and eventually became recognized as one of the most important abstract painter in the generation that succeeded the 'Artists Eleven'. His greatest success came after adopting the method of applying paint with abroad spreading device attached to a movable support. In 1988 he served a period as guest artist at the Emma Lake Artist's Workshop. His work is included in private and public collections around the world including the Mackenzie Gallery in Regina, The Guggenheim Museum in New York, The British Museum in London and the National Gallery in Prague.
From the Briercrest College Art Collection. 100% of the hammer price goes to the Briercrest College Scholarship Fund. This artwork has a 1998 certificate of appraisal with a fair market evaluation of $950.
Notes:
Joseph Drapell was born in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in 1940 and moved to Canada in 1966. After studying in the U.S. he eventually settled in Toronto in 1970 and eventually became recognized as one of the most important abstract painter in the generation that succeeded the 'Artists Eleven'. His greatest success came after adopting the method of applying paint with abroad spreading device attached to a movable support. In 1988 he served a period as guest artist at the Emma Lake Artist's Workshop. His work is included in private and public collections around the world including the Mackenzie Gallery in Regina, The Guggenheim Museum in New York, The British Museum in London and the National Gallery in Prague.Joseph Drapell was born in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in 1940 and moved to Canada in 1966. After studying in the U.S. he eventually settled in Toronto in 1970 and eventually became recognized as one of the most important abstract painter in the generation that succeeded the 'Artists Eleven'. His greatest success came after adopting the method of applying paint with abroad spreading device attached to a movable support. In 1988 he served a period as guest artist at the Emma Lake Artist's Workshop. His work is included in private and public collections around the world including the Mackenzie Gallery in Regina, The Guggenheim Museum in New York, The British Museum in London and the National Gallery in Prague.
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(*) 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.