Sold for: $55,575

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present Private Collector, Toronto

William Kurelek’s works depict the landscape and seasons of Canada, and in that vast and varied landscape in all its changing seasons, the lengthy Canadian winter figures prominently. Kurelek recalls, in his vivid winter works, such themes as the aurora borealis at night, children sledding on snow-covered haystacks, and the games of a childhood lived on the snow-laden prairie: tag on a snow wheel and the making of snow angels. In Children Making Snow Angels, Kurelek deals with the delightful subject of the simple, universal winter game of making angel patterns in the snow with classic Kurelek compositional panache and style. The curving line of boot tracks in the snow dances lyrically across the expanse of white, while the fence provides an orderly and contrasting straight line. The distant buildings and single red barn speak to the expanse and austerity of the Canadian Prairies, all caught under a brilliant blue sky. The boot of the child exiting the picture is especially charming, perhaps indicative of the child’s (and Kurelek’s?) desire to leap from the angel imprint without marring its perfect floating winter form.

All prices are in Canadian Dollars