CPE
1898 - 1992
Canadian
The Prodigal Son
linocut in 4 colours, 1939
signed, titled and editioned 34/60
11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in, 29.2 x 19.1 cm
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CAD
Sold for: $1,625
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Ontario
LITERATURE
Peter White, Sybil Andrews, Glenbow Museum, 1982, reproduced page 60
Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age, 1995, page 118, reproduced page 118, catalogue #SA 42
EXHIBITED
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Sybil Andrews, 1982, same image, catalogue #42
Early impressions of this print are on buff oriental laid tissue; later printings are on thickish oriental laid paper.
Stephen Coppel wrote, "The prodigal son's traditional attribute is humorously referred to in the litter of piglets running towards father and son lower left."
Please note: this work is archivally matted but unframed.
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