Charles Bronfman’s Claridge Collection – Decorative Arts

November 06, 2013

LOT 81

Lot 81

JOHN CHALKE, RCA

JOHN CHALKE, RCA
Lot 81 Details
JOHN CHALKE, RCA

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clay
signed, titled, dated 1985 on reverse
diameter 14 ins; 35.6 cms

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $576
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

John Chalke was born in 1940 in Gloucestershire, England. In 1962, he received an Art Teacher's Certificate in Education from the Bath Academy of Art. At the age of twenty-eight, Chalke immigrated to Canada, choosing to settle in Alberta. He opened his studio in Calgary, where the main focus of his energy has been to this day. He also has taught throughout his career, at the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the Alberta College of Art and Design

In 2000, Chalke was the first recipient of the Governor General's Award in Media and Visual Arts for Fine Craft. Two years later, he became a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and in 2005 he was awarded an Alberta Centennial Award for Excellence. He was also one of the 2004 finalists for the Saidye Bronfman Award. Chalke is one of only four Canadian ceramists to have had work purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

In 2008, Chalke’s artistry was featured in the documentary Landscape as Muse for which the 291 Film Company was awarded a Gemini Award in 2008 and the CFTPA Indie Award in 2009. Chalke’s most recent group exhibition, Connections: Canadian and British Studio Ceramics, at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto highlights Canadian ceramicists’ strong ties with the British studio pottery movement

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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