Peter's Yukon
61 cms x 91.4 cms (24 ins x 36 ins)
Signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1979 on the artist's label
made in 1979
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Spring 2013 Live auction" held on Wed, May 15, 2013.
Lot 084
Lot 084
Estimate: CAD $10,000 - $15,000
Realised: CAD $11,700
Realised: CAD $11,700
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Vancouver
Literature:
Katherine Gibson, Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise, 2009, page 117
Notes:
Ted Harrison grew up in a grimy coal mining community in England. He came to Canada in 1967 and began teaching in Alberta. Fascinated by tales of the Yukon from a fellow teacher, he resolved to move there, arriving in Carcross, near Whitehorse, in 1968. He was thrilled by the first sight of it, declaring, "Suddenly, as if a magician had conjured up a mirage, the village of Carcross popped into view...It looked like a little toy town...It's wonderful, absolutely wonderful." Pristine nature surrounded the town, and the natural activities of the townspeople, such as ice-fishing, snowshoeing, sledding and canoeing, fascinated Harrison. Soon he was snowmobiling around the countryside, eating caribou given to him by First Nations people and meeting the eccentric characters that gravitated to the North. Peter's Yukon is an outstanding early work depicting northern town life, painted with electric colour. As if on a stage, the townspeople in the foreground go about their everyday activities, dogs caper and ravens scour for food, all captured with Harrison's characteristic warmth and empathy for his community.
Private Collection, Vancouver
Literature:
Katherine Gibson, Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise, 2009, page 117
Notes:
Ted Harrison grew up in a grimy coal mining community in England. He came to Canada in 1967 and began teaching in Alberta. Fascinated by tales of the Yukon from a fellow teacher, he resolved to move there, arriving in Carcross, near Whitehorse, in 1968. He was thrilled by the first sight of it, declaring, "Suddenly, as if a magician had conjured up a mirage, the village of Carcross popped into view...It looked like a little toy town...It's wonderful, absolutely wonderful." Pristine nature surrounded the town, and the natural activities of the townspeople, such as ice-fishing, snowshoeing, sledding and canoeing, fascinated Harrison. Soon he was snowmobiling around the countryside, eating caribou given to him by First Nations people and meeting the eccentric characters that gravitated to the North. Peter's Yukon is an outstanding early work depicting northern town life, painted with electric colour. As if on a stage, the townspeople in the foreground go about their everyday activities, dogs caper and ravens scour for food, all captured with Harrison's characteristic warmth and empathy for his community.
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.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.