Post-War & Contemporary Art
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DAVID T. ALEXANDER
Colour, Colour and More Yellow
acrylic on canvas
signed and titled 2004 lower right; titled and dated in pencil on the reverse; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
21.75 x 75 ins ( 55.2 x 190.5 cms )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Current bid: $3,100.00Next bid is: $3,300.00
Closes in 19 hours and 19 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
BARBARA ASTMAN
Daily Collage # 48
collage and digital print
signed, titled, dated 2011 and numbered 1/1 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
32 x 42 ins ( 81.3 x 106.7 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Next bid is: $2,500.00
Closes in 19 hours and 4 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
MATT BAHEN
Perfect Surgery
oil on canvas
unframed
60 x 82.5 ins ( 152.4 x 209.6 cms )
Estimated: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Next bid is: $900.00
Closes in 19 hours and 49 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
JOHN BALLANTYNE
Ground Hog Day
acrylic on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “Feb 4 - Feb 25 - 85” on the reverse
48 x 27 ins ( 121.9 x 68.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $1,500.00Next bid is: $1,600.00
Closes in 19 hours and 19 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
CHRISTIAN MARCEL BARBEAU
Sans titre
collage on paper
signed and dated 1992 lower right; titled and dated 1992 on a label on the reverse
8.75 x 11.75 ins ( 22.2 x 29.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Next bid is: $800.00
Closes in 19 hours and 34 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
CARL BEAM
Growing Threats; Humpback
two mixed media works on plexiglass
each signed lower left; each unframed
12 x 9 ins ( 30.5 x 22.9 cms ) ( each )
Estimated: $500.00 - $700.00
Current bid: $375.00Next bid is: $400.00
Closes in 19 hours and 49 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Sans titre
oil on canvas
signed on the reverse
5.5 x 7 ins ( 14 x 17.8 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $1,600.00Next bid is: $1,700.00
Closes in 19 hours and 4 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
DAVID BIERK
Eulogy for a Planet, After History
oil on canvas
initialed lower right; signed, artist’s stamp and dated “28 Nov. 2000” on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse; titled and dated 2000 to one other label on the reverse
68 x 55 ins ( 172.7 x 139.7 cms )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Current bid: $5,000.00Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes in 19 hours and 19 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
PIERRE BLANCHETTE
Nimbe Rosé (no. 498)
acrylic on canvas
signed with artist’s stamp on the reverse; titled and inscribed “146 x 114 printemps 2000” along the upper edge on the reverse; titled and dated 1999 on a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
57.75 x 44.75 ins ( 146.7 x 113.7 cms )
Estimated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Next bid is: $2,000.00
Closes in 19 hours and 34 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
RONALD WILLIAM BOLT
Waiting for Maria
oil on board
signed, titled and dated 1994 on the reverse
17 x 30 ins ( 43.2 x 76.2 cms )
Estimated: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Next bid is: $2,500.00
Closes in 19 hours and 19 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
FRANK LEONARD BROOKS
Garden Forms
collage and acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, dated 1972 and titled on the reverse; titled and dated on the gallery label on the reverse
45 x 35.25 ins ( 114.3 x 89.5 cms )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Next bid is: $3,600.00
Closes in 19 hours and 34 minutes
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Three Gorges Dam Project, Wushan #3, Yangtze River, China
colour chromogenic print
signed, titled, dated 2002 and numbered 1/10 on a label on the reverse, signed, titled, dated and numbered on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
27 x 33.5 ins ( 68.6 x 85.1 cms ) ( image )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes in 19 hours and 4 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Uralkali Potash Mine #8, Berezniki, Russia 2017
digital print
signed, titled, and dated 2018 on a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Current bid: $1,100.00Next bid is: $1,200.00
Closes in 19 hours and 19 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Before the Flood
boxed limited edition book with giclée print
a published companion to the exhibition “Before the Flood”, this book has a handcrafted binding and is presented within a matching box with a publication/series information label within that is numbered 23.
The book includes:
Edward Burtynsky
“Three Gorges Dam Project, Dam #1, Yangtze River, China”, 2002
achival giclée print
signed and numbered 23/100 in the lower margin
12.5 ins x 15.5 ins (sheet); unframed
12.5 x 15.5 ins ( 31.8 x 39.4 cms ) ( giclée sheet size )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Current bid: $600.00Next bid is: $650.00
Closes in 19 hours and 4 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Jeté en l’air
serigraph in colours
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered 11/100 in the lower margin
29.5 x 40 ins ( 74.9 x 101.6 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Next bid is: $3,200.00
Closes in 19 hours and 4 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
LEONARD COHEN
One Little Guy
serigraph
signed, titled, dated 2007, numbered 7/100 and stamped "Order of the Unified Heart" in the lower margin
15 x 12 ins ( 38.1 x 30.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Estimated: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Current bid: $1,200.00Next bid is: $1,300.00
Closes in 19 hours and 49 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
LYNNE COHEN
Untitled
c print
titled, dated 2008 and numbered 3/5 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
32 x 40 ins ( 81.3 x 101.6 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Current bid: $5,600.00Next bid is: $6,100.00
Closes in 19 hours and 4 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Resurrection Bay, Alaska (South of Seward)
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Estimated: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Current bid: $1,600.00Next bid is: $1,700.00
Closes in 19 hours and 19 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
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Session 1 - Post-War & Contemporary Art
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