Untitled
55.88 cms x 76.2 cms (22 ins x 30 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, editioned lower left, unframed
printed in 1978
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian And International Prints" held on Sat, May 16, 2020.
Lot 44
Lot 44
Estimate: CAD $1,000 - $1,800
Realised: CAD $330
Realised: CAD $330
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Commonwealth Print Portfolio, produced in junction with the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. The exclusivity of this print is emphasized by the statement which accompanied the portfolio : This project was organized by the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta on the occasion of the XI Commonwealth Games1978 in Edmonton, Canada. This portfolio is a gift from the Commonwealth Games Foundation to the Nationa; Gallery of each of the 48 participating countries.' Neither the portfolio nor the prints were offered for public sale - 55 went to Commonwealth member countries and 10 to dignitaries and institutions including the Commonwealth Institute (London), the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta.
Notes:
Walter Jule was born in Seattle in 1940 and has lived in Alberta since 1970. He has taught and lectured widely, including in the US, Japan and Brazil. He is Professor Emeritus of Fine Art at the University of Alberta (Edmonton) where he helped establish and was head of the first printmaking Master's program in Canada. Walter Jule has participated in over 300 solo and group exhibitions. He also organized international conferences, curated major exhibitions and edited several books on printmaking. His work can be found in over sixty collections including at the National Galleries of Canada, New Zealand, and India; National Museum in Warsaw; and Museum of Modern Art (New York).
From the Commonwealth Print Portfolio, produced in junction with the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. The exclusivity of this print is emphasized by the statement which accompanied the portfolio : This project was organized by the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta on the occasion of the XI Commonwealth Games1978 in Edmonton, Canada. This portfolio is a gift from the Commonwealth Games Foundation to the Nationa; Gallery of each of the 48 participating countries.' Neither the portfolio nor the prints were offered for public sale - 55 went to Commonwealth member countries and 10 to dignitaries and institutions including the Commonwealth Institute (London), the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta.
Notes:
Walter Jule was born in Seattle in 1940 and has lived in Alberta since 1970. He has taught and lectured widely, including in the US, Japan and Brazil. He is Professor Emeritus of Fine Art at the University of Alberta (Edmonton) where he helped establish and was head of the first printmaking Master's program in Canada. Walter Jule has participated in over 300 solo and group exhibitions. He also organized international conferences, curated major exhibitions and edited several books on printmaking. His work can be found in over sixty collections including at the National Galleries of Canada, New Zealand, and India; National Museum in Warsaw; and Museum of Modern Art (New York).
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.