Jack Bush: A Master of Colour

Cowley Abbott is delighted to be offering six significant artworks by the celebrated Canadian artist Jack Bush in our Spring Live Auction of Select Masterworks of Canadian and International Art on May 28th, spanning the painter’s storied career. A master of colour, Jack Bush said facing a large empty expanse of canvas was “the thrill of a lifetime” but added that the “toughest thing in the world, on that bare canvas, is to put the first colour on, the first mark.”

From our earliest sales, Cowley Abbott has been fortunate to regularly have been entrusted with rare and important artwork by Jack Bush, becoming a major player in the sale of the painter’s work over the past decade and establishing the global auction record for the artist.

We are pleased to feature a range of masterworks by the modern painter whose creative trajectory flowed from landscapes to abstraction, exemplified in the selection being presented for sale. We hope you will visit the Cowley Abbott gallery to stand in front of these commanding works during our preview starting on Friday, May 16th. 

Auction Preview

May 16th to 28th

Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Wednesday, May 28th: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Cowley Abbott

326 Dundas St. W. Toronto ON M5A 1G5

SPRING LIVE AUCTION

Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00 pm EDT

The Globe & Mail Centre, 17th Floor

351 King Street East, Toronto

BROWSE AUCTION CATALOGUE