Rene Thibault (1947) - Totems in Firelight

Totems in Firelight

watercolour on rag paper
28.58 cms x 38.74 cms x 63.5 cms (11.25 ins x 15.25 ins x 11.25 ins)
Signed lower left, 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 225
Estimate: CAD $400 - $600
Realised: CAD $566

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
New Image Gallery (Calgary) label verso. Includes original 1990 receipt from New Image Gallery (Calgary) with an original price of $460.
Notes:
Rene Thibault was born in Ponteix, Saskatchewan in 1947 and raised in the communities of Debden and Prince Albert. After high school he studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design (Calgary) graduating with a Diploma of Applied Arts in 1969. For decades Thibault specialized in architectural illustration, while also working on his own painting projects. He began showing his personal work in the late 1980s, exhibiting with commercial galleries and participating in group exhibitions throughout Canada and internationally. His work can be found the the permanent collections of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff), Alberta Foundation for the Arts (Edmonton) and the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour.
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 Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
Totems in Firelight by artist Rene Thibault