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Fine Canadian Art
2nd session

December 20 - January 26, 2023

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Current bid: $2,750 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

917337 26-Jan-2023 02:04:45 PM $2,750 AutoBid

33846 26-Jan-2023 02:04:45 PM $2,500

917337 26-Jan-2023 02:00:53 PM $2,250 AutoBid

33846 26-Jan-2023 02:00:53 PM $2,000

917337 26-Jan-2023 01:59:30 PM $1,900 AutoBid

33846 26-Jan-2023 01:57:35 PM $1,800

37371 26-Jan-2023 01:54:58 PM $1,700 AutoBid

917337 25-Jan-2023 02:56:53 PM $1,600

325583 31-Dec-2022 08:34:47 PM $1,500

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:40:28

LOT 115

CC QMG RCA
1904 - 1990
Canadian

Canada - Canada
limited edition serigraph portfolio, 1985
signed and editioned 70/225
21 1/2 x 25 x 2 1/2 in, 54.6 x 63.5 x 6.3 cm

Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CAD

Sold for: $3,438

Preview at: Heffel Montreal

PROVENANCE
Galerie Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
Private Collection, Quebec


This lot is comprised of the limited edition book in its wood, cloth and leather portfolio box, along with 12 silkscreens by Jean Paul Lemieux which were printed by hand on Arches paper by the Quebec master printer, Louis Desaulniers.

Each print is signed, titled and editioned 70/225, and measures as follows: British Columbia - 15 x 20 inches, Alberta - 16 x 20 inches, Saskatchewan - 16 x 20 inches, Manitoba - 16 x 20 inches, Ontario - 20 x 16 inches, Quebec - 16 x 20 inches, New Brunswick - 16 x 20 inches, Nova Scotia - 20 x 16 inches, Prince Edward Island - 16 x 20 inches, Newfoundland - 16 x 20 inches. The full sheet size is 20 x 23 5/8 inches.

The book has a preface by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, an introduction by Pierre Berton and texts on each province and territory written by Gabriel Sagard-Théodat, Alistair MacLeod, Robert Kroetsch, Jacques Cartier, Gabriel Roy, Earle Birney, Heather Robertson, Hugh MacLennan, Josef Skvorecky, Ambrose Bierce, Farley Mowat and Pierre Biard. This book was published by Editions ASL, Montreal in 1985 in a limited edition of 225 copies. The preface is signed by Jean Paul Lemieux, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Pierre Berton.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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