Please note our offices will be closed from Friday March 29 through Monday April 1 for Easter. Local pick-ups will start on Tuesday April 2.
LOT DETAILS
         
         
         
         

This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $4,250 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

37967 25-Aug-2022 05:05:20 PM $4,250 AutoBid

19642 25-Aug-2022 05:05:20 PM $4,000

37967 25-Aug-2022 04:50:46 PM $3,750 AutoBid

824626 25-Aug-2022 04:50:46 PM $3,500

37967 25-Aug-2022 04:33:59 PM $3,250 AutoBid

824626 25-Aug-2022 03:20:10 PM $3,000

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 04:48:21

LOT 416

CPE CSGA CSPWC OSA RCA
1941 - 2022
Canadian

Spirit Departing: Once Told Tale
etching and aquatint on paper
signed, titled, editioned Artist's Proof and dated 1968
31 3/4 x 19 3/4 in, 80.6 x 50.2 cm

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CAD

Sold for: $5,313

Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario

LITERATURE
William Gough, The Art of David Blackwood, 1988, The Icefields, plate 26, unpaginated
William Gough, David Blackwood: Master Printmaker, 2001, reproduced page 155
Katharine Lochnan et al., Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland, Art Gallery of Ontario, 2011, reproduced, unpaginated

EXHIBITED
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland, February 5 - June 12, 2011, same image, catalogue #6


David Blackwood’s renowned series The Lost Party was inspired by the harrowing 1914 Sealing Disaster where 132 sealers from the SS Newfoundland were stranded on sub-arctic ice floes for three days without adequate supplies, shelter, or clothing. More than two-thirds of the men were lost. Over the course of this important series, the artist would plumb the existential and philosophical depths of this tragedy to present profound and irreducible moments of the human experience with an unblinking directness.

In this example from the series, the spectral figure rising from the departed sealer is rendered by the artist’s notably fine line work, along with deft aquatint and inking.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


Although great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information posted, errors and omissions may occur. All bids are subject to our Terms and Conditions of Business. Bidders must ensure they have satisfied themselves with the condition of the Lot prior to bidding. Condition reports are available upon request.