Birds #2
76.2 cms x 101.6 cms (30 ins x 40 ins)
Signed, titled and dated 2007 on the reverse; titled and dated 2007 to a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
made in 2007
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Jan 28, 2025.
Lot 47398
Lot 47398
Estimate: CAD $600 - $800
Realised: CAD $480
Realised: CAD $480
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Diaz Contemporary, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Nick Ostoff was born in Los Gatos, California, and spent his formative years in Toronto. Ostoff received a BFA from OCAD University in 1999, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012, where he also won the George and Ann Segal Graduate Fellowship. He has received numerous grants and fellowships, and his work has been reviewed in such Canadian periodicals as the Globe and Mail and Canadian Art Magazine. His work was recently included in group exhibitions at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago ("Making Space"), The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto ("More Than Two"), and The Art Museum at the University of Toronto ("Showroom") along with a solo exhibition at Christie Contemporary, Toronto ("Roundabout"). Ostoff’s work is in numerous private and public collections, including the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the Glenbow Museum, Medcan and TD Canada Trust. Ostoff currently lives and works in Toronto, where he teaches at OCAD University.
Diaz Contemporary, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Nick Ostoff was born in Los Gatos, California, and spent his formative years in Toronto. Ostoff received a BFA from OCAD University in 1999, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012, where he also won the George and Ann Segal Graduate Fellowship. He has received numerous grants and fellowships, and his work has been reviewed in such Canadian periodicals as the Globe and Mail and Canadian Art Magazine. His work was recently included in group exhibitions at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago ("Making Space"), The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto ("More Than Two"), and The Art Museum at the University of Toronto ("Showroom") along with a solo exhibition at Christie Contemporary, Toronto ("Roundabout"). Ostoff’s work is in numerous private and public collections, including the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the Glenbow Museum, Medcan and TD Canada Trust. Ostoff currently lives and works in Toronto, where he teaches at OCAD University.
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.