The Lustful King by Peter Aspell
Peter Aspell
The Lustful King
oil on card
signed and dated 1986 upper right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
12.25 x 8.75 ins ( 31.1 x 22.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $2,124.00
Sale date: January 28th 2020
Gallery Moos, Toronto
Collection of Paul Duval, Toronto
Peter Aspell, Gallery Moos Ltd., Toronto, March 14 - April 1, 1987
“Peter Aspell March 14-April 1, 1987”, Gallery Moos Ltd., Toronto, 1987, reproduced, unpaginated
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Peter Aspell
(1918 - 2004)
Born in Vancouver, B.C., he studied at the Vancouver School of Art and the Ghent Academy, Belgium. A portrait and figure painter, he has been compared with Van Eyck and Brueghel The Elder by Charles Scott and with 19th Century Impressionists in his treatment of colour. A competent draughtsman his paintings reflect sincerity – his recent work contains less detail. He travelled in Europe on an Emily Carr Scholarship, 1948-9, and taught at the Vancouver School of Art.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977
