Green Tree Blue Tree
2,009 cms (790.95 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art" held on Wed, Jun 9, 2021.
Lot 37449
Lot 37449
Estimate: CAD $25,000 - $30,000
Realised: CAD $66,000
Realised: CAD $66,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibitions:
You are Here: Kim Dorland and the Return to Painting, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, October 26, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Literature:
Katerina Atanassova "You are Here: Kim Dorland and the Return to Painting" in Katerina Atanassova, Robert Enright and Jeffrey Spalding, Kim Dorland, Vancouver/Berkeley and Kleinburg, Ontario, 2014, pages 43-56, reproduced page 49 as "Green Tree, Blue Tree #2"
Notes:
A native of Wainwright, Alberta, Dorland relies heavily on his tumultuous experiences growing up, translating into works that challenge preconceived notions of the Canadian wilderness. He studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver before earning his MFA at York University in Toronto in 2003. Dorland was also an artist-in-residence at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in 2014.
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibitions:
You are Here: Kim Dorland and the Return to Painting, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, October 26, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Literature:
Katerina Atanassova "You are Here: Kim Dorland and the Return to Painting" in Katerina Atanassova, Robert Enright and Jeffrey Spalding, Kim Dorland, Vancouver/Berkeley and Kleinburg, Ontario, 2014, pages 43-56, reproduced page 49 as "Green Tree, Blue Tree #2"
Notes:
A native of Wainwright, Alberta, Dorland relies heavily on his tumultuous experiences growing up, translating into works that challenge preconceived notions of the Canadian wilderness. He studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver before earning his MFA at York University in Toronto in 2003. Dorland was also an artist-in-residence at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in 2014.
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 Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.