Strings, 2003
121.9 cms x 137.19 cms (48 ins x 54 ins)
Signed and dated on the reverse; titled to label on the stretcher
made in 2003
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Line and Colour in Contemporary Art" held on Thu, Oct 29, 2020.
Lot 42
Lot 42
Estimate: CAD $2,000 - $3,000
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Quebec
Notes:
Born in Philadelphia, Russell T. Gordon originally studied mathematics, but switched to art, subsequently holding several teaching positions throughout the U.S. before moving to Montreal in 1973 to teach at Concordia. With its rich palette and diverse styles, "StringsÁ embodies Gordon's formal interest in juxtaposition and his desire to confound expectations of what art produced by a person of colour 'should' be. The work's impressionistic background contrasts with the hard-edge linear elements, yet harmony is achieved through colour and repetition of form. Through abstraction, Gordon transcended specific issues around race, conveying instead universal human experiences and his own ideas of what constitutes beauty in art.
We thank Bill Clarke for contributing this essay. Bill Clarke is a Toronto-based writer, editor, art collector and occasional curator.
Private Collection, Quebec
Notes:
Born in Philadelphia, Russell T. Gordon originally studied mathematics, but switched to art, subsequently holding several teaching positions throughout the U.S. before moving to Montreal in 1973 to teach at Concordia. With its rich palette and diverse styles, "StringsÁ embodies Gordon's formal interest in juxtaposition and his desire to confound expectations of what art produced by a person of colour 'should' be. The work's impressionistic background contrasts with the hard-edge linear elements, yet harmony is achieved through colour and repetition of form. Through abstraction, Gordon transcended specific issues around race, conveying instead universal human experiences and his own ideas of what constitutes beauty in art.
We thank Bill Clarke for contributing this essay. Bill Clarke is a Toronto-based writer, editor, art collector and occasional curator.
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