Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 24, 2014

LOT 50

Lot 50

BERTRAM BROOKER, R.C.A.

BERTRAM BROOKER, R.C.A.
Lot 50 Details
BERTRAM BROOKER, R.C.A.

ABSTRACT (FLORAL: PURPLE, GREEN & BLACK)

oil on illustration board
titled and dated “circa 1949” on the reverse.
15 ins x 12 ins; 38.1 cms x 30.5 cms

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $7,670
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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BERTRAM BROOKER, R.C.A.
  • BERTRAM BROOKER, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Estate of the artist
Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

Lawren Harris, ”Revelation of Art in Canada,” The Canadian Theosophist, vol. VII, no. 5 (15 July 1926), page 86.

Note:

Dennis Reid suggests that Lawren Harris’ underlying principles for the Group of Seven could be viewed as a description of Brooker’s abstractions: “creating living works in their own right by using forms, colour, rhythms and moods, to make a harmonious home for the imaginative and spiritual meanings…evoked…”

A typewritten label on the reverse of the painting reads “22. Sketch for Good Morning, ca. 1949”

CONDITION DETAILS

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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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