BCSFA CGP CSPWC OC RCA
1909 - 1998
Canadian
Squash
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1960 and on verso titled and dated on the Vancouver Art Gallery label
31 x 22 in, 78.7 x 55.9 cm
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CAD
Sold for: $1,500
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PROVENANCE
Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen, Vancouver
LITERATURE
Anthony M. Emery, Jack Shadbolt, National Gallery of Canada, 1969, reproduced page 48
EXHIBITED
Vancouver Art Gallery, Jack Shadbolt Retrospective: 1939-1969, October 15 – November 2, 1969, catalogue #41, traveling in 1970 to The National Gallery of Canada, January 23 - February 22; Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's Newfoundland, March 17 - April 19; Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Edmonton Art Gallery, June 11 - July 11; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, July 26 - August 16; Winnipeg Art Gallery, August 30 - September 20; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, October 6 - 25
Torben V. Kristiansen, a legendary figure in the Canadian art world, was a steadfast champion of Jack Shadbolt for many decades. As the owner and operator of the Art Emporium on Granville Street for more than 60 years, Kristiansen was both an astute collector and a discerning dealer of Shadbolt’s work throughout this remarkable period. Kristiansen’s passion for collecting extended broadly across Canadian art - he was an avid supporter of the Group of Seven, Jean Paul Riopelle, Tom Thomson, with a particular focus on artists from British Columbia such as Emily Carr, Gordon Smith and Shadbolt, among others.
Larger than life - much like Shadbolt himself - Kristiansen often spoke in his later years about the idea of an auction dedicated solely to Shadbolt’s work. Heffel is honoured to present this curated selection from his storied collection.
For the biography on Torben V. Kristiansen in PDF format, please click here.
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