Lobstick and Warmth
40.64 cms x 50.8 cms (16 ins x 20 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, framed
made in 2018
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Affordable Art Auction - Saskatchewan And Canadian Art" held on Sat, Jul 10, 2021.
Lot 222
Lot 222
Estimate: CAD $250 - $350
Realised: CAD $129
Realised: CAD $129
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
You Choose the Charity: This artwork has been donated by the artist, with 100% of the hammer price for this piece going to charity, and the winning bidder may choose which charity will receive the funds: Creative Kids Saskatchewan, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers, or Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum.
Notes:
Saskatchewan NAC bio: Richard Thatcher was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1946. Thatcher has kept his hand in art making of various kinds while focussing professionally on applied sociology (BA History and Fine Arts, University of Saskatchewan 1967, MA Sociology, U of S 1974, PhD Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton 1978) and since semi-retirement has delved more deeply into mixed media abstractions and landscape painting. Thatcher has participated in workshops in Canada, USA and France, and is a member of the Last Mountain Artists' Collective. Recent solo exhibitions include Living Skies Gallery (Lumsden, Saskatchewan, 2016), Government House (Regina, 2017) and Shurniak Art Gallery (Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, 2017). Richard Thatcher lives and works in Craven, Saskatchewan, approximately 30 kilometers northwest of Regina.
You Choose the Charity: This artwork has been donated by the artist, with 100% of the hammer price for this piece going to charity, and the winning bidder may choose which charity will receive the funds: Creative Kids Saskatchewan, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers, or Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum.
Notes:
Saskatchewan NAC bio: Richard Thatcher was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1946. Thatcher has kept his hand in art making of various kinds while focussing professionally on applied sociology (BA History and Fine Arts, University of Saskatchewan 1967, MA Sociology, U of S 1974, PhD Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton 1978) and since semi-retirement has delved more deeply into mixed media abstractions and landscape painting. Thatcher has participated in workshops in Canada, USA and France, and is a member of the Last Mountain Artists' Collective. Recent solo exhibitions include Living Skies Gallery (Lumsden, Saskatchewan, 2016), Government House (Regina, 2017) and Shurniak Art Gallery (Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, 2017). Richard Thatcher lives and works in Craven, Saskatchewan, approximately 30 kilometers northwest of Regina.
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.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.