Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 23, 2015

LOT 107

Lot 107

JOHN MEREDITH, R.C.A.

JOHN MEREDITH, R.C.A.
Lot 107 Details
JOHN MEREDITH, R.C.A.

UNTITLED

oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘58
33 ins x 33.5 ins; 83.8 cms x 85.1 cms

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $7,080
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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JOHN MEREDITH, R.C.A.
  • JOHN MEREDITH, R.C.A.
  • JOHN MEREDITH, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

John Meredith: A Retrospective, 1955-1990, with an introduction by Paul Duval, Kaspar Gallery, 1990, unpaginated.

Note:

In contrast to John Meredith’s later works – with their inky calligraphy – the artist’s 1950s canvases are vigorous and encrusted with rich impasto. Dashes across the canvas – red, blues, yellows – are woven together in intense animation.

Paul Duval writes, “It would be difficult to find an artist with a more immediate impulse of expression, short of recklessness… Meredith’s lines and shapes animate his canvases with a surprising and sometimes explosive tension yet, in the end, always achieve a precarious balance.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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