Charles Bronfman’s Claridge Collection Auction: Part V: Decorative Arts

April 21, 2015

LOT 1

Lot 1

RAY ALTON (1956 - )

RAY ALTON (1956 - )
Lot 1 Details
RAY ALTON (1956 - )

WALRUS

clay and wire
9.25" x 14.5" x 11" — 23.5 x 36.8 x 27.9 cm.
incised signature and dated 95

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $1,353
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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RAY ALTON (1956 - )
  • RAY ALTON (1956 - )
  • RAY ALTON (1956 - )
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RAY ALTON (1956 - )

Ray Alton was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1956 and received his diploma in Fine Arts from the Vancouver Community College in 1977. He has been exhibiting his sculptures and paintings, often of prehistoric animals, in both solo and group exhibitions across Canada since 1979.

Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections

Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1992 Red Dot, Vancouver, BC
1979 Gambado Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Selected Group Exhibitions

1993 Pitt International Gallery Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
1992 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Saidye Bronfman Center, Montreal QC
1989 The Summer Show, Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal, QC
1988 The Circus Show, Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal, QC
1986 Bill Reid Frog Show, Grace Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1984 Poco Rococo, Coquitlam Mall, Port Coquitlam, BC
The Sculpture and Painting Show, Unit Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1981 5 Aside, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Selected Collaborative Works

1994 National Film Board, Montreal QC, IMAX Maya Project, project of a movie on Mayan history and cities, ceramic maquette sculpture, work in collaboration with six other artists, architects and carpenters
1986 Art Expo ’86/Vancouver International Exhibition, Bc Pavilion and Canadian Pavilion, ceramic murals, work for artists Patrick Amiot and Brigitte Laurent

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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