Gershon Iskowitz
Violet Deep - I , 1983 (Executed)
Lot #141 |
2011-05-26 |
Sotheby's, Toronto
Canadian Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
CAD 25,000 - 35,000 (currency of sale)
USD 25,565 - 35,791 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: T00138
Auction name: Canadian Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Toronto
Start date: 2011-05-26
Currency: CAD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 96.5 by 177.8 cm. 38 by 70 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
96.5
Width In Centimeters:
177.8
Height In Inches:
38
Width In Inches:
70
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Year notes: Executed in 1983.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
Gershon Iskowitz, Paintings from the 1980's, Miriam Shiell Gallery, Toronto, 2006, unpaginated Catalogue Note Although he derived his sense of space and colour from the Canadian landscape, and particularly following an epiphany he had when he flew over the northern bush when the autumn colour was at its height, in his studio, Iskowitz transformed or interpreted space and colour into quite different, and original, painterly qualities. This rich and startling painting is a case in point. The autumn colours – red, yellow, and green – are there sure enough, but although somewhat arbitrarily selected and accompanied by the sky-blue and cloud-white, the composition is entirely abstract. The colour patches are like bright, puffy pillows seen against a deep violet ground. It's the keen and subtle balance of size, shape, and intensity of colour that displays Iskowitz's substantial talent in transforming his experiences into outstanding art.
Catalog summary
Gershon Iskowitz Violet Deep - I 1983 signed, titled and dated on the reverse oil on canvas 96.5 by 177.8 cm. 38 by 70 in. Provenance Private Collection, Toronto Literature Gershon Iskowitz, Paintings from the 1980's, Miriam Shiell Gallery, Toronto, 2006, unpaginated Catalogue Note Although he derived his sense of space and colour from the Canadian landscape, and particularly following an epiphany he had when he flew over the northern bush when the autumn colour was at its height, in his studio, Iskowitz transformed or interpreted space and colour into quite different, and original, painterly qualities. This rich and startling painting is a case in point. The autumn colours – red, yellow, and green – are there sure enough, but although somewhat arbitrarily selected and accompanied by the sky-blue and cloud-white, the composition is entirely abstract. The colour patches are like bright, puffy pillows seen against a deep violet ground. It's the keen and subtle balance of size, shape, and intensity of colour that displays Iskowitz's substantial talent in transforming his experiences into outstanding art.