Mouvement
19.7 cms x 24.8 cms (7.8 ins x 9.8 ins)
Signed, Dated ‘75, Numbered 34/95 In Graphite In The Margin And With An Embossed Artist’S Stamp; Titled On The Reverse
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Art Online Auction - February 18 - March 5, 2015" held on Thu, Mar 5, 2015.
Lot 31
Lot 31
Estimate: CAD $250 - $350
Realised: CAD $100
Realised: CAD $100
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Quebec
Notes:
Working primarily in etchings and watercolours, Robert Savoie’s artworks are animated by Japanese themes. Do-maru takes its title from the chest armour worn by the Samurai class. This type of armour was meticulously constructed from small scales of lacquered leather or metal interwoven into plates with cord. The printing plate from which this work was created, seems etched in respect to this complex process: Its image a magnification of a single scale.
In contrast to the solid appearance of Do-maru, Mouvement is a jostling bundle of forms. Atop a palette of copper and green, its ridges create a strange typography. A typography which mimics the appearance of a slide under microscope lens.
Private Collection, Quebec
Notes:
Working primarily in etchings and watercolours, Robert Savoie’s artworks are animated by Japanese themes. Do-maru takes its title from the chest armour worn by the Samurai class. This type of armour was meticulously constructed from small scales of lacquered leather or metal interwoven into plates with cord. The printing plate from which this work was created, seems etched in respect to this complex process: Its image a magnification of a single scale.
In contrast to the solid appearance of Do-maru, Mouvement is a jostling bundle of forms. Atop a palette of copper and green, its ridges create a strange typography. A typography which mimics the appearance of a slide under microscope lens.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.