Just to Have Been
26.7 cms x 21.6 cms (10.5 ins x 8.5 ins)
Signed, titled, numbered 6/100 and stamped "Order of the Unified Heart" in the lower margin
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Oct 10, 2023.
Lot 44642
Lot 44642
Estimate: CAD $800 - $1,000
Realised: CAD $3,120
Realised: CAD $3,120
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934, in Montreal` He learned to play the guitar as a teenager, and as a young student, began to write poetry and novels. Another creative outlet was visual art â€" in particular, sketching and drawing which had been interests since childhood. At the age of 21, not long after graduating from McGill University, Cohen decided to move to New York City where he would eventually become involved in the Greenwich Village folk music scene.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934, in Montreal` He learned to play the guitar as a teenager, and as a young student, began to write poetry and novels. Another creative outlet was visual art â€" in particular, sketching and drawing which had been interests since childhood. At the age of 21, not long after graduating from McGill University, Cohen decided to move to New York City where he would eventually become involved in the Greenwich Village folk music scene.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.