Barn, Black Diamond
40.64 cms x 5,140.96 cms x 71.12 cms (16 ins x 2,024 ins x 16 ins)
Signed lower right, titled verso
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan and Canadian Art" held on Sun, Jun 2, 2024.
Lot 95
Lot 95
Estimate: CAD $300 - $400
Realised: CAD $188
Realised: CAD $188
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Manuel Gonsalves was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1926. He studied at the Art College in Johannesburg before emigrating to Canada in 1955, settling in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at the Escola de Belas Artes in Lisbon, Portugal, before returning to Calgary to continue studies at the Alberta College of Art. At that time he also joined the Calgary Sketch Club and became the regular sketch partner of renowned landscape artists Roland Gissing. Eventually Gonsalves opened his own gallery, the Chinook Art Gallery, in Calgary, later named the Heritage Galleries. Mannie Gonsalves died in Calgary, Alberta, in 2012.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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