signed and dated “78-9” upper right; signed, titled, dated “78-9” and inscribed “Flight into Holman” on the reverse
61.75 × 68.25 in (156.8 × 173.4 cm)
Auction Estimate:$8,000 - $10,000
Sale date:November 19, 2019
Price Realized
$7,670
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Joyner Waddington’s, auction, Toronto, December 6, 2005, lot 193
Private Collection, Calgary
Born in Toronto in 1938, Ron Bolt carries on the tradition of Canadian landscape painting through a more contemporary vision. The artist often focuses on capturing the sublime coastlines and flowing rivers of the vast nation. His early work, including “Arctic One, Toward the Polar Seas”, embodies a reductive, minimalist approach that was largely influenced by abstract painting. Dark, moody, and barely representational, the large-scale canvas showcases a powerful scene of the sublime views found in Canadian nature.
