Fine Canadian Art Spring 2008 Live auction

Lot # 142

Joseph Francis (Joe) Plaskett
BCSFA OC RCA 1918 - Canadian

White Space
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1966 and on verso inscribed "3 Rue Pequay, Paris 4, France / Brissenden / à P.R. Brissenden, 2539 Roseberry Ave., West Vancouver, BC"
46 x 35 in  116.8 x 88.9cm

Provenance:
Private Collection, Vancouver

The subject of this alluring painting is Plaskett's apartment in Paris. As he approaches his ninetieth birthday his place in Canadian Art is affirmed, and it is his interior scenes of Paris that are most sought after in his artistic oeuvre.

Estimate: $10,000 ~ $15,000 CAD

Sold For: $13,800.00 CAD (including buyer's premium)