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Current bid: $1,600 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

18467 30-Mar-2023 02:34:02 PM $1,600 AutoBid

29784 30-Mar-2023 04:40:48 AM $1,500

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 01:51:43

LOT 203

CPE OC
1923 - 2008
Canadian

Vest Nine
etching on paper, 1972
on verso inscribed "V.026", numbered "BG-E-(1972)-05" and stamped Studio Betty Goodwin
27 3/4 x 21 1/2 in, 70.5 x 54.6 cm

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CAD

Sold for: $2,000

Preview at: Heffel Montreal

PROVENANCE
Estate of the Artist

LITERATURE
Rosemarie L. Tovell, The Prints of Betty Goodwin, National Gallery of Canada, 2002, same image reproduced page 183, catalogue #139


Please note: the full sheet size is 29 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches.

Born in Montreal in 1923, Betty Goodwin worked for nearly 50 years in a variety of media – painting, drawing, collage, printmaking and sculpture. Often associated with themes of loss, absence and memory, her works are poignant and connect deeply with both the public and critics. In 1968, Goodwin attended Yves Gaucher’s etching class at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University). This decision proved immensely significant for her career, as printmaking allowed her to reconnect to her artistic beginnings and brought her national and international recognition. In the words of art historian and curator Rosemarie L. Tovell, “over the last three decades, Goodwin has created one of the most significant and original bodies of prints produced by any Canadian artist.”

Similar to her earlier still life paintings, Goodwin focused on household objects for her printmaking practice, often running the actual object through the soft-ground plate to better capture its essence. Many of her series focused on different articles of clothing, as she was interested in their anthropomorphic qualities. Among these works, her Vest series is especially significant, and is very personal to the artist. Spanning four years, the series was directly inspired by her two “fathers” - her biological father, who trained as a tailor in Romania and worked as a factory owner and vest-maker, and her artistic mentor Joseph Beuys, who often wore vests.


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