signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse of each segment
60 × 94 in (152.4 × 238.8 cm) (Overall (each panel 60 ins x 30.25 ins))
Auction Estimate:$12,000 - $15,000
Sale date:September 19 - 26, 2018
Price Realized
$21,240
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
TrépanierBaer, Calgary
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
Corporate Canadian Collection
Ron Moppett’s paintings are carefully constructed abstractions. His paintings combine symbols, icons and repeating images that reference a diverse range of subjects from pop advertising to art history. Each element, when assembled together, relates to one another. In “Studio/Light 3”, the canvas is divided into six sections, which contain abstract imagery that reference its title: a chair, a table, a candle, a light bulb, and sunset. Moppett, however, is more interested in the abstract and aesthetic nature of his work rather than the specific narrative of each object. He leaves it to the viewer to use his or her own experiences to create meaning.
