Yahrzeit
62.23 cms x 45.72 cms (24.5 ins x 18 ins)
Signed lower right, editioned lower left, titled on label verso, framed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian, American and International Prints" held on Sat, Oct 9, 2021.
Lot 106
Lot 106
Estimate: CAD $200 - $300
Realised: CAD $70
Realised: CAD $70
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Fleet Galleries (Winnipeg) label verso. From the collection of Dr. Alan Ross, Regina.
Notes:
Simon Shegelman is a world renowned artist, currently residing in Toronto, ON. He was born in 1933 in Bobruisk, Belarus. in the fifties he moved to Riga to his older sister and there entered the Academy of Arts, graphic arts department. In 1958 he graduated from the Academy and in 1959 he became a member of the Artists' Union of Latvia. Exhibitions of his work include: Riga, 1975. Riga, 1995, 2003, 2010 (Guntis Belevics collection), Jurmala, 1990; Italy, 1976; Rome, 1976, 1993; Sorento, 1994; Canada, 1976, 1979; Monreal, 1976, 1981, 1982; Ottava, 1986; Toronto, 1990; New York, 1979; Los Angeles, 1990; London, 1993; Berlin, 1998. Simon Shegelman decided to emigrate with his family from the USSR in 1975 after his exhibition in Riga was shut down in Riga after 10 days Because the pieces were 'too gloomy'.
Fleet Galleries (Winnipeg) label verso. From the collection of Dr. Alan Ross, Regina.
Notes:
Simon Shegelman is a world renowned artist, currently residing in Toronto, ON. He was born in 1933 in Bobruisk, Belarus. in the fifties he moved to Riga to his older sister and there entered the Academy of Arts, graphic arts department. In 1958 he graduated from the Academy and in 1959 he became a member of the Artists' Union of Latvia. Exhibitions of his work include: Riga, 1975. Riga, 1995, 2003, 2010 (Guntis Belevics collection), Jurmala, 1990; Italy, 1976; Rome, 1976, 1993; Sorento, 1994; Canada, 1976, 1979; Monreal, 1976, 1981, 1982; Ottava, 1986; Toronto, 1990; New York, 1979; Los Angeles, 1990; London, 1993; Berlin, 1998. Simon Shegelman decided to emigrate with his family from the USSR in 1975 after his exhibition in Riga was shut down in Riga after 10 days Because the pieces were 'too gloomy'.
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.