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LOT 312

CPE OC
1923 - 2008
Canadian

Shorts
etching on paper
on verso inscribed "BG-E-(1969)-08" and "VE.013" and stamped Studio Betty Goodwin
21 1/2 x 25 1/4 in, 54.6 x 64.1 cm

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CAD

Sold for: $2,125

Preview at: Heffel Montreal

PROVENANCE
Estate of the Artist

LITERATURE
Rosemarie L. Tovell, The Prints of Betty Goodwin, National Gallery of Canada, 2002, page 11, listed and reproduced page 112


Born in Montreal in 1923, Betty Goodwin worked for nearly 50 years in a variety of media – painting, drawing, collage, printmaking and sculpture. Often associated with themes of loss, absence and memory, her works are poignant and connect deeply with both the public and critics. In 1968, Goodwin attended Yves Gaucher’s etching class at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University). This decision proved immensely significant for her career, as printmaking allowed her to reconnect to her artistic beginnings and brought her national and international recognition. In the words of art historian and curator Rosemarie L. Tovell, “over the last three decades, Goodwin has created one of the most significant and original bodies of prints produced by any Canadian artist.”

Similar to her earlier still life paintings, Goodwin focused on household objects for her printmaking practice, often running the actual object through the soft-ground plate to better capture its essence. Many of her series focused on different articles of clothing, as she was interested in their anthropomorphic qualities.

Here, she wanted to go beyond the mere representation of shorts, and ran actual shorts through the printing press. In the October 25, 1969 entry in her notebook, Goodwin wrote: “Shorts – take them beyond image of shorts…think in terms of creative wiping – push as far as you can go and then achieve the impossible – push the medium.”


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