Tree with Faces
8.5 cms x 6.25 cms (3.35 ins x 2.46 ins)
Signed lower right
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 308
Lot 308
Estimate: CAD $30 - $40
Realised: CAD $16
Realised: CAD $16
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Created as an ex libris bookplate for Irma Melartin
Notes:
Silvi Valjal was born in Mulgimaa, Estonia in 1928. She worked as an artist and illustrator for the children's magazine Pioneer, and devoted much of her career illustrating children's literature, as many as two hundred books. Silvi Valjal died in 2014.
Created as an ex libris bookplate for Irma Melartin
Notes:
Silvi Valjal was born in Mulgimaa, Estonia in 1928. She worked as an artist and illustrator for the children's magazine Pioneer, and devoted much of her career illustrating children's literature, as many as two hundred books. Silvi Valjal died in 2014.
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.