Joseph Drapell
(1940)
Previously Sold Works
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Life Fulfilled
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse
71 x 78 ins ( 180.3 x 198.1 cms ) ( overall (polygonal shape) )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $7,800.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Grey Eminence
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1978 on the reverse
84 x 49 ins ( 213.4 x 124.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: June 25th 2014
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Into the Night
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1995 on the reverse
37.75 x 29.25 ins ( 95.9 x 74.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $2,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Excitement
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse
37.5 x 49 ins ( 95.3 x 124.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,300.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Smart Bunny
acrylic on canvas
signed (twice), dated 1981 & 1981-1982 and inscribed “best as a diamond” (hanging instruction) on the reverse
67.25 x 50.75 ins ( 170.8 x 128.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,360.00
Sale date: November 28th 2019
JOSEPH DRAPELL
New Century C
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2000 on the reverse, unframed
41 x 35.25 ins ( 104.1 x 89.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,725.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Untitled Abstraction
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2003 on the reverse
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: March 20th 2019
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Horses, Horses
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1990; unframed
27.75 x 31.75 ins ( 70.5 x 80.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,180.00
Sale date: April 14th 2020
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Unexpected
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2019 on the reverse
22 x 28 ins ( 55.9 x 71.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: November 7th 2023
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Friendship (Georgian Bay)
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1990 on the reverse
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
JOSEPH DRAPELL
Descent of Light
acrylic on canvas
titled on the reverse
42 x 42 ins ( 106.7 x 106.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024
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J. Drapell Biography
(1940)
Drapell was born in the small occupied town of Humpolec, near Prague, in 1940 and immigrated to Halifax in 1966 in search of western freedoms. He developed his compression technique in the late 1960s and founded the Museum of New New Painting in 1998, devoted to exhibiting advanced art. Drapell's artwork is in national and international collections including the Guggenheim, the National Gallery in Prague, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the British Museum, and others.
