Goose Rising over Reeds
17.78 cms x 8.89 cms x 5.08 cms (7 ins x 3.5 ins x 7 ins)
Signed on bottom of base, initialled with lower case r on underside of sculpture
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "University of Regina President's Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation" held on Sun, Sep 24, 2023.
Lot 103
Lot 103
Estimate: CAD $900 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $590
Realised: CAD $590
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the University of Regina, President's Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Collection of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M.
Notes:
Robert Dow Reid was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1933. His grandfather was a sea captain and Dow Reid went to sea on whaling vessels as a young man. He originally trained in marine engineering, before emigrating to Canada in 1958, settling in Kelowna, British Columbia in 1964. He is renowned for his public sculptures, including "Western Spirit", located in downtown Regina, which depicts four Canada geese in flight. Other public works can be found in Vancouver, Surrey, Kasugai (Japan) and Kelowna. His "Spirit of Sail" sculpture in Kelowna stands 38 feet tall. Dow Reid's smaller sculptures are often created in whale tooth ivory salvaged from whalers in the 1940s and 50s. Robert Dow Reid's work can be found in many public collections, including the Kelowna Art Gallery, and the collection of Queen Elizabeth II.
From the University of Regina, President's Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Collection of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M.
Notes:
Robert Dow Reid was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1933. His grandfather was a sea captain and Dow Reid went to sea on whaling vessels as a young man. He originally trained in marine engineering, before emigrating to Canada in 1958, settling in Kelowna, British Columbia in 1964. He is renowned for his public sculptures, including "Western Spirit", located in downtown Regina, which depicts four Canada geese in flight. Other public works can be found in Vancouver, Surrey, Kasugai (Japan) and Kelowna. His "Spirit of Sail" sculpture in Kelowna stands 38 feet tall. Dow Reid's smaller sculptures are often created in whale tooth ivory salvaged from whalers in the 1940s and 50s. Robert Dow Reid's work can be found in many public collections, including the Kelowna Art Gallery, and the collection of Queen Elizabeth II.
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(*) 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.