signed, titled and dated 2000 on the stretcher; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
32 × 28 in (81.3 × 71.1 cm)
Auction Estimate:$1,500 - $2,500
Sale date:February 11 - 25, 2025
Price Realized
$3,600
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
The Estate of Jaan Põldaas
This painting from the Colour Bar series, a homage to Jaan Poldaas, from a show at Leo Kamen in 2000 was presented as a gift to the artist by Clive D’Oliveira (1955-2019). D’Oliveira had a deep admiration for the senior abstractionist who he considered his mentor, and whose work his derived from, but never quite achieved the status of disciple. To the surprise of the younger artist, Poldaas approved and hung the painting at the entrance to his live/work studio in the former John Abell Factory so he could sit and think about the bars of colour: “This is a good painting.”
