Charles Bronfman’s Claridge Collection – Canadian Fine Art

November 06, 2013

LOT 111

Lot 111

RICARDO L. CASTRO

RICARDO L. CASTRO
Lot 111 Details
RICARDO L. CASTRO

MONTREAL SILOS

gelatin silver print
signed, titled
8 ins x 10 ins; 20.3 cms x 25.4 cms

Estimate $150-$200

Realised: $216
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

Castro has participated in numerous photographic exhibitions in Canada and the United States and has also been a contributing writer for various collections of architectural essays. In 1998 his book on Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona (1929-2007) was published by Villegas Editores, Bogotá. In 2006, Olsberg and Castro published their book Arthur Erickson: Critical Works, which accompanied the 2006 exhibition on the recently deceased Canadian Architect at the VAG. Castro was responsible for the design of the exhibition as well as the new photographic material for both the book and the show. In 2009, Rogelio Salmona: A Tribute, was published in English and Spanish versions by Villegas Editores. In 2009, he was elected as a member o the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. His current work focuses on Spanish Baroque Fortifications in the Caribbean, which is part of a SSHRC Major Collaborative Research Initiatives MCRI, 2008-2014, whose PI is Dr. Juan Suarez at Western University.

CONDITION DETAILS

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