107 GORDON RAYNER BILLETES A MEXICO, 1981 acrylic and polymer composition signed and dated ‘81 on the reverse; also signed, titled, and dated to the stretcher 19.25 ins x 45.5 ins; 48.9 cms x 115.6 cms PROVENANCE:
The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., Toronto Private Collection, Ontario $3,000–4,000
108 FRITZ BRANDTNER AQUARIUS - THE MAN carved and painted linoleum 5.25 ins x 7 ins; 13.3 cms x 17.8 cms PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Los Angeles LITERATURE:
Fritz Brandtner, Linoleum Carving, Canadian Art, Vol. 6, no. 4 (Summer 1949). $2,000–3,000 As a medium, Brandtner notes, “linoleum calls up ideas that lead us away from pure representation and towards the abstract... The desire of a few creative artists to experiment with this material has let them find in carved linoleum a new and excellent medium for direct expression. As a result, low-relief carvings of great beauty in design and texture have been produced.” MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019
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