signed, dated 1984 and inscribed “Sarajevo” upper right
13.5 × 10.5 in (34.3 × 26.7 cm)
Auction Estimate:$1,500 - $2,000
Sale date:November 20 - 29, 2013
Price Realized
$1,725
(including Buyer's Premium)
A decorated Canadian athlete and Olympian, Toronto's Steve Podborski was the first, and remains the only, North American skiier to win the World Cup downhill skiing season title. In 1982, the same year he was awarded the title, Podborski was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. A note on the reverse of the framing of this artwork indicates that “the heavy snow delayed the start of the downhill races... here Steve Podborski leaves the gate to begin his descent down.”
