Gershon Iskowitz
Red-C , 1979 (Executed)
Lot #168 |
2011-05-26 |
Sotheby's, Toronto
Canadian Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
CAD 20,000 - 30,000 (currency of sale)
USD 20,452 - 30,678 (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 83.9 cm. 38 by 33 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
96.5
Width In Centimeters:
83.9
Height In Inches:
38
Width In Inches:
33
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Year notes: Executed in 1979.
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto Private Collection, Ontario
Literature
Adele Freedman, Gershon Iskowitz, Painter of Light, Toronto, 1982, p. 12 Catalogue Note When he came to Canada in 1949, Iskowitz, a Holocaust survivor, started by painting the landscape around Toronto. Gradually, his paintings left behind the horrors of his early life and, inspired by the Canadian landscape, by new friends and other artists, became colourful, cheerful, and expansive expressions of considerable poise and power. He has commented: I painted what I know. I always try to get endless spaces that won't block the eye looking through, so that you wonder what is happening behind the paint. Art is like a mystery. Everything combines together - your social life, your painting, your friends - that's what makes it.
Catalog summary
Gershon Iskowitz Red-C 1979 signed, titled and dated ISKOWITZ 1979 on the reverse oil on canvas 96.5 by 83.9 cm. 38 by 33 in. Provenance Gallery Moos, Toronto Private Collection, Ontario Literature Adele Freedman, Gershon Iskowitz, Painter of Light, Toronto, 1982, p. 12 Catalogue Note When he came to Canada in 1949, Iskowitz, a Holocaust survivor, started by painting the landscape around Toronto. Gradually, his paintings left behind the horrors of his early life and, inspired by the Canadian landscape, by new friends and other artists, became colourful, cheerful, and expansive expressions of considerable poise and power. He has commented: I painted what I know. I always try to get endless spaces that won't block the eye looking through, so that you wonder what is happening behind the paint. Art is like a mystery. Everything combines together - your social life, your painting, your friends - that's what makes it.