Hidden Valley (B)
205.7 cms x 175.3 cms (81 ins x 69 ins)
Signed, titled (twice) and dated 1982 on the stretcher
made in 1982
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art" held on Wed, Nov 25, 2015.
Lot 5
Lot 5
Realised: CAD $17,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, Art Sales and Rental Service
Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Ted Godwin was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1933. Godwin graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Art in 1955. He worked as an art director for television and as a neon sign designer until 1964. He studied with Barnett Newman, John Ferren, Jules Olitski, and Lawrence Alloway at the Emma Lake Artists Workshop from 1959 to 1965. Godwin has been exhibiting since 1955 and has had more than 60 solo exhibitions. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1974. One of the Regina Five group of painters, Ted Godwin is known for his Tartan Series, Dying Orchids Series, and large landscapes that explore the interactions of the river-edge. Godwin's many major public collectors include The National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canada Council Art Bank, Art Gallery of Hamilton, CBC, University of Regina, and the Confederation Art Centre. His works are also in numerous private and corporate collections.
Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, Art Sales and Rental Service
Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Ted Godwin was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1933. Godwin graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Art in 1955. He worked as an art director for television and as a neon sign designer until 1964. He studied with Barnett Newman, John Ferren, Jules Olitski, and Lawrence Alloway at the Emma Lake Artists Workshop from 1959 to 1965. Godwin has been exhibiting since 1955 and has had more than 60 solo exhibitions. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1974. One of the Regina Five group of painters, Ted Godwin is known for his Tartan Series, Dying Orchids Series, and large landscapes that explore the interactions of the river-edge. Godwin's many major public collectors include The National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canada Council Art Bank, Art Gallery of Hamilton, CBC, University of Regina, and the Confederation Art Centre. His works are also in numerous private and corporate collections.
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 Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.