Polar #28
91.4 cms x 106.7 cms (36 ins x 42 ins)
Signed and dated 1962 and on verso titled
made in 1962
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Spring 2011 Live auction" held on Tue, May 17, 2011.
Lot 016
Lot 016
Estimate: CAD $20,000 - $30,000
Realised: CAD $23,400
Realised: CAD $23,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of the Artist
Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc., Vancouver
The Isman Collection, Vancouver, 1981
By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc., Vancouver, Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties, February 26 - March 14, 1981
Literature:
Rosalyn Porter, Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties, Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc., 1981, reproduced and listed, unpaginated
Notes:
Toni Onley's long association with Kenneth Heffel was highlighted by an important 1981 exhibition held at his gallery on Granville Street. Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties was a significant show that focused on the productive early 1960s period of Onley's career and included this engaging piece, Polar #28. The early sixties was a dynamic period in Onley's career as he began with the Polar series of collages influenced by Abstract Expressionism. Dissatisfied with the direction of his paintings at the time, Onley began to rip them up and then proceeded to reassemble the torn pieces into collages. The resulting canvases were powerful mixtures of accidental and purposeful intentions, yet energetic and rhythmical in their composition. Such paintings were enthusiastically received, and a work from the series entitled Polar #1, 1961, resides in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern in London, England.
Included with this lot is a copy of the 1981 Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc. exhibition catalogue, Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties.
Collection of the Artist
Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc., Vancouver
The Isman Collection, Vancouver, 1981
By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc., Vancouver, Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties, February 26 - March 14, 1981
Literature:
Rosalyn Porter, Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties, Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc., 1981, reproduced and listed, unpaginated
Notes:
Toni Onley's long association with Kenneth Heffel was highlighted by an important 1981 exhibition held at his gallery on Granville Street. Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties was a significant show that focused on the productive early 1960s period of Onley's career and included this engaging piece, Polar #28. The early sixties was a dynamic period in Onley's career as he began with the Polar series of collages influenced by Abstract Expressionism. Dissatisfied with the direction of his paintings at the time, Onley began to rip them up and then proceeded to reassemble the torn pieces into collages. The resulting canvases were powerful mixtures of accidental and purposeful intentions, yet energetic and rhythmical in their composition. Such paintings were enthusiastically received, and a work from the series entitled Polar #1, 1961, resides in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern in London, England.
Included with this lot is a copy of the 1981 Kenneth G. Heffel Fine Art Inc. exhibition catalogue, Toni Onley: Major Works from the Sixties.
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.