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David Blackwood
2nd Session

November 05 - November 26, 2020

LOT DETAILS
         
         
         
         

This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $10,000 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

24726 26-Nov-2020 01:29:38 PM $10,000

29078 26-Nov-2020 01:19:48 PM $9,500 AutoBid

24726 26-Nov-2020 01:19:48 PM $9,000

29078 26-Nov-2020 01:16:52 PM $8,500 AutoBid

24726 26-Nov-2020 01:14:38 PM $8,000

29078 26-Nov-2020 01:11:43 PM $7,500

24726 26-Nov-2020 12:56:50 PM $7,000

The bidding history list updated on: Friday, March 29, 2024 05:32:52

LOT 0303

CPE CSGA CSPWC OSA RCA
1941 - 2022
Canadian

Wesleyville: Seabird Hunters Returning Home
etching and aquatint on paper
signed, titled, editioned 60/75 and dated 1991 and on verso inscribed "590127" and "NFS"
15 x 35 7/8 in, 38.1 x 91.1 cm

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CAD

Sold for: $12,500

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PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Edmonton
David Blackwood, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, November 26, 2020, lot 303
Private Collection, Ontario

LITERATURE
William Gough, David Blackwood: Master Printmaker, 2001, reproduced page 50-51


The whale is one of the most central and recognizable motifs in David Blackwood’s work. The most celebrated use would be in the artist’s iconic Fire Down on the Labrador, although these works all share a common expression. The whale, ancient and aloof, dwarfs the human figures and their circumstances. In this way, this theme can be viewed within the tradition of the Vanitas, underlining the fragility and transience of human life, instilling humility and awe.

All Blackwood etchings are inked and printed by the artist, and because of that, can vary from impression to impression. This impression is a particularly richly inked example and was framed for the first time only recently using archival materials.


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