Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 24, 2014

LOT 30

Lot 30

WILLIAM KURELEK, R.C.A.

WILLIAM KURELEK, R.C.A.
Lot 30 Details
WILLIAM KURELEK, R.C.A.

HARVEST FIELD WITH APPROACHING RAIN

mixed media on masonite
signed with initials and dated ‘74; titled on the reverse
8.75 ins x 8 ins; 22.2 cms x 20.3 cms

Estimate $18,000-$22,000

Realised: $25,960
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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WILLIAM KURELEK, R.C.A.
  • WILLIAM KURELEK, R.C.A.
  • WILLIAM KURELEK, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

William Kurelek, The Messenger, http://kurelek.ca/wp-content/themes/kurelek/audio/mp3/6_nature_love.mp3, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2014.

Note:

“I really fell in love with nature - although my father was very ambitious and worked so hard… both himself and us that often… we weren’t able to appreciate nature as much as our neighbour’s children because they were more leisurely. But still… some of that got through so that I was really taken by nature.”

Between the hardened path in the foreground – well-worn from travels to and from the field – and the approaching rain – there lies a refuge, a secret fort. At the edge of everyday travails, Kurelek offers up the haystack as a place to secret away from the labours of the harvest.

CONDITION DETAILS

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