Simon Albert Bussy (1869-1954) - Blue Bird of Paradise

Blue Bird of Paradise

pastel on paper
35.6 cms x 26 cms (14 ins x 10.25 ins)
Signed and on verso titled on a gallery label
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "October 2014 Online auction" held on Thu, Oct 30, 2014.
Lot 205
Estimate: CAD $7,000 - $9,000
Realised: CAD $17,700

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Leicester Galleries, London

Private Collection, England

By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto

Exhibitions:
Leicester Galleries, Artists of Fame and Promise II, London, August 1951, catalogue #39
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 Heffel auction house for permission to use.
Blue Bird of Paradise by artist Simon Albert Bussy