OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE
(with 3 minutes extension until no further bids received)
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OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 1 of 22 001 BERENICE ABBOTT 1898 - 1991 American Sumner Healy Antique Shop, New York silver print
on verso titled, dated 10/8/36, inscribed "942-3rd Avenue near 57th Street, Manhattan" and "neg 169 code III.4." and stamped with the artist's stamp and the Federal Art Project stamp 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches 19 x 24.1 centimeters
Provenance: Yarlow/Salzman Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $2,500 CDN Estimate: $3,000 ~ $5,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
002 MILTON AVERY 1893 - 1965 American Thoughtful Nude flo brush on paper
signed and on verso titled on the gallery labels 14 1/4 x 13 inches 36.2 x 33 centimeters
Provenance: Donald Morris Gallery Inc., Chicago Marianne Friedland Gallery, Toronto Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $3,000 ~ $5,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 2 of 22 003 ROMARE BEARDEN 1911 - 1988 American Under the Waterfall collage and mixed media on board
signed 14 x 10 1/2 inches 35.6 x 26.7 centimeters
Provenance: Acquired from the Artist, New York, circa 1974, by Graphis Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Graphis Gallery, Toronto, circa 1975 Literature: In the early 1970s, Romare Bearden and his wife established a second residence on the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean. His experiences there were the inspiration for Under the Waterfall. Please note: this work is framed under glass. Included with this lot is a letter from the owner of Graphis Gallery (1974 - 1977). Starting Bid: $27,500 CDN Estimate: $30,000 ~ $40,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
004 FERNANDO BOTERO 1932 - Colombian Adelita oil on canvas on panel
signed and dated 1980 and on verso signed, titled and dated 7 1/4 x 7 inches 18.4 x 17.8 centimeters
Provenance: Walter Engel Gallery, Toronto Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited: Walter Engel Gallery, Botero and May Ray, September 1 - October 18, 1980 Literature: In the pre-World War II years, Walter Engel, along with several family members, fled Austria for Bogota, Colombia. By the time he moved to Canada after World War II, Engel had become a well-respected art writer and critic and an early champion of the work of Fernando Botero. He and his wife opened their Toronto gallery in the late 1950s where they featured works by Botero, Wilfredo Lam, Franz Masereel and many other European and South American artists. Included with this lot are the following documents: the original invoice; a letter of certification by Walter Engel; the original Walter Engel Gallery exhibition invitation which reproduces the work and an original colour photograph of the artist with the work in his Paris studio, 1980. Starting Bid: $20,000 CDN Estimate: $25,000 ~ $35,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 3 of 22 005 FERNANDO BOTERO 1932 - Colombian Homme pastel on paper
signed and dated 1994 and on verso titled on the Didier Imbert label and numbered 3018 on a label 35 3/4 x 27 3/4 inches 90.8 x 70.5 centimeters
Provenance: Didier Imbert Fine Art, Paris (label on verso) Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Didier Imbert Fine Art, Paris, France, Fernando Botero: Pastels, October 6 - December 15, 1995 Literature: Werner Spies, Botero: Paintings and Drawings, 2007, pages 8, 11, 161 and 1963 Fernando Botero is from Medellín in Columbia, an isolated but beautiful Spanish town where he had little exposure to art. However his travels, beginning with his training at the Academy in Florence and his great interest in the painting of central Italy, expanded his horizons. He now lives most of the time in New York and Paris. Botero encountered such powerful movements as Abstract Expressionism, but resisted such modernist influences. Rather, he looked back to the work of figurative painters of the Trecento and Quattrocento, while remaining connected to South America in his memories, fantasies and images, expressed in his unique style. His paintings and pastels are known for their strong sense of space and volume, and his distinctive figures for their rotundness. Botero loves beauty, and in people it is not the western concept of beauty in thinness, but that of Spanish-speaking countries, more associated with, as Werner Spies writes, “the roundness of a handsome, well-nourished person.” This accentuated corporeality creates a distortion of form. Regarding his intention, Botero stated, “The deformation you see is the result of my involvement with painting. The monumental and, in my eyes, sensually provocative volumes stem from this. Whether they appear fat or not really does not interest me. It has hardly any meaning for my painting. My concern is with formal fullness, abundance. And that is something entirely different.” His affinity with painters such as Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Rubens and Ingres included their approach to figures, who as he stated, “all depict figures of a certain fullness.” In Homme, Botero’s figure casts a cool gaze, not at the viewer, but into space. This was intentional, and Botero declared, “I want the figures to gaze into emptiness. I want to paint people as still lifes.” There are recurrent archetypal figures in his work, such as this man, seen in numerous works with his small moustache, close cropped hair, distinctive hat and round face with arched eyebrows. Botero creates a palpable atmosphere of sensuality, which emanates from the fleshy physicality of the man and objects such as the fruit and glass of beer or wine, as well as the rich colouration of pastel, which makes the simple interior sumptuous. A strong element of visual interest is added by the bare lightbulb, which, with its emanation of light, draws the eye to the man’s face. Homme is an outstanding example of Botero’s tactile and sensual approach to the figure. Starting Bid: $200,000 CDN Estimate: $250,000 ~ $350,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 4 of 22 006 ATTRIBUTED TO MARIA CASPAR-FILSER 1878 - 1968 German Still life with Red Amaryllis oil on canvas
41 x 25 inches 104.1 x 63.5 centimeters
Provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist by Hubert Schonger, circa 1940 - 1943, Germany By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia Exhibited: Literature: Maria Caspar-Filser and Karl Caspar grew up in an idyllic region of southern Germany; they lived next door to each other when they were young and ultimately married in 1907. The Caspars’ body of work was considered to be Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) by the Nazi regime, who objected to the influence of Impressionist and Expressionist work on German artists. They banned virtually all modern art, and both artists were prohibited from purchasing art supplies or selling their work. However, the consignor’s father, Mr. Schonger, unremittingly supported the couple by bringing them painting supplies and purchasing their artwork. He visited them in Brannenburg, Bavaria on a regular basis and often took his young daughter along with him. This painting was acquired during World War II before 1943 and hung in the Schonger family home in Inning am Ammersee, Bavaria. Mr. Schonger was a filmmaker, and was committed to making a film about the Caspars' artwork and their struggles with the Nazi regime. Unfortunately, he was unable to fulfill his dream of making the film due to the turmoil following World War II in Germany. However, the paintings were his constant reminder of his special friendship with these extraordinary artists. Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $3,000 ~ $5,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
007 ROBERT DOISNEAU 1912 - 1994 French Les pains de Picasso silver print
signed 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches 33.7 x 26 centimeters
Provenance: Yarlow/Salzman Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: This photograph was printed in 1976. Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $2,500 ~ $3,500 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 5 of 22 008 NATALIA DUMITRESCO 1915 - 1997 Romanian Composition 35 oil on canvas
signed and on verso signed, titled on a label and dated 1958 23 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches 59.7 x 72.4 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $3,000 CDN Estimate: $3,500 ~ $4,500 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
009 FABBIO FABBI 1861 - 1946 Italian Stealing a Kiss watercolour on paper board
signed and dated 1882 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches 46.3 x 36.2 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $4,500 CDN Estimate: $5,000 ~ $7,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
010 FABBIO FABBI 1861 - 1946 Italian The Majordomo watercolour on paper board
signed and dated 1882 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches 46.3 x 36.2 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $4,500 CDN Estimate: $5,000 ~ $7,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 6 of 22 011 LUIS FEITO 1929 - Spanish 1001 oil on canvas
on verso signed, titled and dated 1973 51 1/2 x 38 1/4 inches 130.8 x 97.1 centimeters
Provenance: Galerie Gilles Corbeil, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $15,000 CDN Estimate: $15,000 ~ $20,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Gallery Montreal
012 LUIS FEITO 1929 - Spanish Untitled oil on cardboard
signed, dated 1967 and inscribed "pour Enri bien amicalmente" 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches 27.3 x 34.9 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $3,500 CDN Estimate: $4,000 ~ $5,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 7 of 22 013 GUSTAF EDOLPH FJAESTAD 1868 - 1948 Swedish Winter Landscape oil on canvas
signed and dated 1927 45 x 63 inches 114.3 x 160 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Latvia, 1928 By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited: The Swedish Art Exhibition, The City Art Museum of Riga, Latvia, 1928, catalogue #29 Literature: Vancouver Art Gallery, Biography of Lawren Harris, http://projects.vanartgallery.bc.ca/publications/75years/pdf/Harris_Lawren_52.pdf, page 2 Gustaf Fjaestad influenced many generations of artists both in Europe and North America. In Canada, he and other Scandinavian artists influenced the Group of Seven and in particular, Lawren Harris. As the Vancouver Art Gallery's biography of Harris relates, "Around 1915, Lawren Harris and his colleagues found resolve in the example of Scandinavian artists such as Fjaestad, who combined an awareness of issues of verisimilitude with a strong sense of design." This painting was acquired in 1928 when it was on display at The Swedish Art Exhibition that took place in Riga, Latvia at The City Art Museum. Please note: this work is unframed. Starting Bid: $6,000 CDN Estimate: $8,000 ~ $12,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
014 EUGÈNE GALIEN-LALOUE 1854 - 1941 French La Madeleine gouache on paper
signed and on verso signed, titled and alternatively titled Marché aux fleurs à la Madeleine on the Noë Willer certificate and inscribed "No. 23" on the artist's label 8 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches 21.6 x 33.7 centimeters
Provenance: Jules Hautecoeur, Paris Hirschl & Adler Galleries Inc., New York Private Collection, Winnipeg Exhibited: Literature: Included with this lot is a certificate from Noë Willer. This work will be included in Volume II of his forthcoming catalogue raisonne. Starting Bid: $16,000 CDN Estimate: $16,000 ~ $20,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 8 of 22 015 CHARLES GINNER 1878 - 1952 British Le Quai Duquesne, Dieppe oil on canvas
signed and on verso titled The Quayside at Dieppe on a label 24 3/4 x 17 inches 62.9 x 43.2 centimeters
Provenance: Christies London, early 1920s, sold for £3 13s 6d Ernest E. Poole, Edmonton By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Fitzroy Street Group, 19 Fitzroy Street, London 1913 Goupil Gallery, London, First Exhibition of Works by Members of the London Group, March 1914 Goupil Gallery, London, An Exhibition of Paintings by Harold Gilman and Charles Ginner, April - May 1914 Goupil Gallery London, Exhibition of Works by Members of the Cumberland Market Group, April - May 1915 Grey Room, Goupil Gallery London, Cumberland Market Group Display, circa 1915 - 1919 Birmingham, Repertory Theatre, 1920 Galerie Druet, Paris, Exposition d'un Groupe de Peintres Modernes, Paris, June 27 - July 8, 1921 International Exhibition, Venice, Italy (as recorded in the artist's notebook; it is presumed that he meant the 1922 Venice Biennale) Literature: Charles Ginner, Unpublished Notebooks, Tate Archive TGA 9319/1, Volume One, page LXIX R.H. Hubbard, European Paintings in Canadian Collections II, Modern Schools, 1962, listed as Quayside at Dieppe, page 161 Wendy Baron, The Camden Town Group, 1979, the 1913 sketch for this work entitled Le Quai Duquesne in the collection of The Graves Gallery Museum, Sheffield, listed page 371 with a note that the whereabouts of this canvas have been unknown since 1921 This rare-to-the-market 1913 Dieppe painting by British painter Charles Ginner was recently rediscovered in an important Canadian collection. The whereabouts of this work has been unknown since the early 1920s when the work was sold at Christies, London for £3 13s 6d. Scholars knew of its existence through listings in volume one of Ginner’s unpublished notebooks. The small pochade/sketch for this painting entitled Le Quai Duquesne is in the collection of The Graves Gallery Museum, Sheffield. This magnificient oil on canvas found its way to Canada and into the collection of famed Canadian collector Ernest E. Poole. The work has been passed through the Poole family to his grandaughter. Poole was a self-made industrialist who made his fortune by traveling west to the Prairies and starting a construction business which became the Poole Construction Company, headquartered in Edmonton. He died in 1964, and in 1975 the Ernest E. Poole Foundation made a major donation of 90 historical Canadian art works from this collection to Edmonton's Art Gallery of Alberta. Ginner was a founding member of the Camden Town Group, Fitzroy Street Group and The London Group, associations that also included artists Gilman, Pissaro, Sickert, C.R.W. Nevinson, Squire and Wadsworth, among others. During World War I Ginner served in the British Royal Army Ordinance Corps and the Intelligence Corps prior to moving to the Canadian War Records. He produced a painting entitled The Filling Factory, 1916, now in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (transferred from the Canadian War Memorials in 1921). It is possible that Poole knew of this work in the National Gallery of Canada and from that became interested in acquiring works by Ginner. Dieppe has historically been an important destination and subject for artists. The casino and baths at the seaside provided an exciting landscape, as well as, social scene. The location is midway between London and Paris. Visitors from both directions travelled through the station Gare Maritime at Dieppe which linked the sea port and the rail line, which extended out onto the Quay, as pictured here with the steam train lower right side. This lively Post-Impressionist work is an outstanding early example by the artist and was painted on Ginner’s 1913 visit to Dieppe. A sister piece from the same date titled La Vieille Balayeuse, Dieppe, 1913, is in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London. Starting Bid: $8,000 CDN Estimate: $15,000 ~ $20,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 9 of 22 016 LOUIS O. GUGLIELMI 1906 - 1956 American Obsessive Theme oil on canvas
signed and dated 1948 and on verso titled on the stretcher 44 x 33 inches 111.7 x 83.8 centimeters
Provenance: Nordness Gallery, New York Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $10,000 CDN Estimate: $10,000 ~ $15,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
017 LOUIS O. GUGLIELMI 1906 - 1956 American Untitled #6 oil on canvas
on verso titled 48 x 40 inches 121.9 x 101.6 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $7,000 CDN Estimate: $8,000 ~ $10,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
018 ANDRÉ HAMBOURG 1909 - 1999 French École de voile (Deauville) oil on canvas
signed and on verso initialed and titled 18 x 21 1/2 inches 45.7 x 54.6 centimeters
Provenance: Galerie Reine, New York Private Collection, Toronto By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $10,000 CDN Estimate: $12,000 ~ $15,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 10 of 22 019 ERICH HECKEL 1883 - 1970 German Weiter Seeblich watercolour on paper
signed, titled and dated 1945 indistinctly 21 7/8 x 27 1/2 inches 55.6 x 69.8 centimeters
Provenance: By descent from the collection of the Artist to his cousin in Canada By descent to the son of the Artist's cousin By descent to the present Private Collection, Alberta Exhibited: Literature: The authenticity of this watercolour has been confirmed by Hans Geissler of the Erich Heckel Estate & Foundation in Hemmenhofen, Germany. Mr. Geissler notes that this watercolour is a view of Lake Constance, Germany. This beautiful region was often depicted by the artist, who resided in the area nearby between 1945 and 1970. Please note: this work is set into clear corner frames and matted but not framed. Starting Bid: $9,000 CDN Estimate: $12,000 ~ $15,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
020 AL HELD 1928 - 2005 American 75-4 graphite on paper
on verso signed, titled on the gallery label and dated 1975 27 x 40 inches 68.6 x 101.6 centimeters
Provenance: Marianne Freidland Gallery, Toronto Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $3,000 CDN Estimate: $4,000 ~ $6,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 11 of 22 021 DAVID HOCKNEY 1937 - British Celia Adjusting Her Eyelash lithograph
signed, editioned 72/100 and dated 1979 23 x 31 inches 58.4 x 78.7 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $3,000 ~ $4,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
101 HANS HOFMANN 1880 - 1966 German Landscape casein on board
on verso titled, dated 1938 on the gallery labels and estate stamp with the estate number "M-1031" 25 x 29 3/4 inches 63.5 x 75.6 centimeters
Provenance: André Emmerich Gallery, New York Gallery One, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $55,000 CDN Estimate: $60,000 ~ $80,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
102 HANS HOFMANN 1880 - 1966 German Untitled coloured crayon on paper
initialed and dated June 27, 1941 and on verso dated 1941, inscribed "Catalogue No. 783" and "Number 77" and stamped with the Hofmann Estate stamp #M440-14 14 x 17 inches 35.6 x 43.2 centimeters
Provenance: André Emmerich Gallery, New York Marianne Freidland Gallery, Toronto Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $9,000 CDN Estimate: $10,000 ~ $15,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 12 of 22 103 TALBOT HUGHES 1869 - 1942 British Pandora oil on panel
20 x 10 1/4 inches 50.8 x 26 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $3,000 CDN Estimate: $3,500 ~ $4,500 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
104 RAOUL HYNYCKES 1893 - 1973 Dutch Village in France oil on board
signed 20 x 25 1/4 inches 50.8 x 64.1 centimeters
Provenance: Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $1,000 CDN Estimate: $2,000 ~ $3,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
105 MICHEL KIKOÏNE 1892 - 1968 French Landscape oil on board
on verso signed 21 x 25 3/4 inches 53.3 x 65.4 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $8,000 CDN Estimate: $9,000 ~ $12,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 13 of 22 106 MICHEL KIKOÏNE 1892 - 1968 French Young Boy oil on canvas
on verso signed 37 1/4 x 18 inches 94.6 x 45.7 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $4,000 CDN Estimate: $5,000 ~ $7,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
107 KONSTANTIN A. KOROVIN 1861 - 1939 Russian Paris Street Scene oil on cardboard
signed and inscribed "Paris" 12 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches 32.7 x 27 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Private Collection, USA Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $12,000 CDN Estimate: $12,000 ~ $15,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
108 GEORGES MATHIEU 1921 - French Agariate oil on canvas
signed and dated 1965 and on verso titled on the stretcher and on the gallery label 21 1/2 x 36 1/4 inches 54.6 x 92.1 centimeters
Provenance: Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $35,000 CDN Estimate: $40,000 ~ $60,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 14 of 22 109 GUILLERMO MEZA 1917 - 1997 Mexican Figuras oil on canvas
signed, dated 1960 and inscribed with the artist's markings and on verso signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A los maestros in lucha" and with the artist's markings 43 3/8 x 37 3/8 inches 110.2 x 94.9 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $6,000 CDN Estimate: $7,000 ~ $9,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
110 JU MING 1938 - Untitled bronze sculpture
signed in English and Chinese and dated 1977 7 x 4 x 6 variable inches 17.8 x 10.2 x 15.2 centimeters
Provenance: A gift from the Artist to the present Private Collector, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: This work is mounted on a wood base measuring 3 x 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches. Starting Bid: $25,000 CDN Estimate: $30,000 ~ $40,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 15 of 22 111 JU MING 1938 - Untitled (Tai Chi Series) wood sculpture
signed and dated 1976 13 3/4 x 8 x 7 variable inches 34.9 x 20.3 x 17.8 centimeters
Provenance: Purchased directly from the Artist in Taiwan by the present Private Collector, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: In the mid-1970s, it was the humorous suggestion of Ju Ming's Master, Yang Yu-yu, that led Ming to study Tai Chi as a means to build his physical strength. The young artist was soon a devotee, and the balance and movement of Tai Chi became the creative centre of his unique style and his most recognized subject matter. His early Tai Chi wood sculptures caused a sensation at his 1976 solo exhibition at Taipei's National Museum of History. Planned to be a one-week show, it was extended for a year due to public demand. This work was purchased at the same time as lot 112. Starting Bid: $65,000 CDN Estimate: $75,000 ~ $85,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
112 JU MING 1938 - Untitled (Tai Chi series) wood sculpture
signed in English and Chinese and dated 1976 12 x 14 x 6 variable inches 30.5 x 35.6 x 15.2 centimeters
Provenance: Purchased directly from the Artist in Taiwan by the present Private Collector, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Prior to visiting Taiwan on business around 1977, the owner of this work had seen photographs of sculpture by Ju Ming, probably related to the artist's 1976 solo exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taipei. Intrigued by the images, he set out to contact Ju Ming and eventually purchased two wood carvings this lot and lot 111 from the artist. Included with this lot is correspondence between the consignor and C.Y. Cheng, who acted as an agent between the consignor and Ming. Starting Bid: $65,000 CDN Estimate: $75,000 ~ $85,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 16 of 22 113 GEORGE MINNE 1866 - 1941 Flemish L'adolescent bronze
signed and dated 1891 16 5/8 x 12 x 5 1/2 inches 42.2 x 30.5 x 14 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $2,500 CDN Estimate: $3,000 ~ $5,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Gallery Montreal
114 SAYED HAIDER RAZA 1922 - Indian Village la nuit oil on board
signed and dated 1957 and on verso titled on the Monique de Groote Galerie d'Art label and inscribed with the Galerie Dresdnere inventory #184 12 x 31 1/2 inches 30.5 x 80 centimeters
Provenance: Galerie Lara Vincy, Paris Monique de Groote Galerie d'Art, Montreal Galerie Dresdnere, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal and then Vancouver Acquired from the above in May 1958 Exhibited: Literature: Syed Haider Raza left India for France in October 1950 to study at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts on a French government scholarship. When he completed his studies in 1953, he traveled across Europe and continued to paint and exhibit in Paris. He was eager to absorb the thriving art scene and learn from the Post-Impressonists’ examples of colour and composition, specifically the work of Paul Cezanne. During this period, mountains, churches and villages emerged as significant motifs in Raza’s work. In this energetic and expressive piece, the thick impasto and brilliant zones of colour reflect the rolling terrain of rural France. Works from this period demonstrate a turning-point in Raza’s artistic development as the subject matter is not lost but the painterly application and use of colour become the elements of primary importance. The village emerges from the darkness of the night with voluptous impasto and a bright sense of vitality. Raza is one of India’s leading modern masters, and works such as this are a testament to his important artistic development in France and the intensely expressive works he produced during this early period. Starting Bid: $45,000 CDN Estimate: $60,000 ~ $80,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 17 of 22 115 SADEQUAIN 1930 - 1987 Pakistani Couple in an Embrace oil on board
signed 30 x 30 inches 76.2 x 76.2 centimeters
Provenance: By descent to the present Private Collection, Victoria Exhibited: Literature: Sadequain is considered to be one of the finest artists Pakistan has ever produced. He is best known for bringing calligraphy into a mainstream art form in Pakistan and for his monumental murals for public buildings. His murals functioned as social commentaries, representing the human desire to develop the limitless potential that lies within. Sadequain did not believe in amassing possessions, so becoming wealthy was not something of concern to him. He much preferred to gift paintings to people, rather than selling his works. Couple in an Embrace was given as a gift to the present owner’s step-father in the late 1950s prior to leaving his posting in Karachi, where he worked as a representative for Pan American Airways. Accompanying this work is a Verification Certificate from the Sadequain Foundation Click here to view Verification Certificate. Starting Bid: $35,000 CDN Estimate: $40,000 ~ $60,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
116 DOROTHEA SHARP 1874 - 1955 British Children Bathing / Woman by the Sea (verso) double-sided oil on board
signed and on verso titled Children Bathing on a gallery label 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches 26.7 x 34.3 centimeters
Provenance: James Connell & Sons Ltd., Fine Art Dealers, London By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $4,500 CDN Estimate: $5,000 ~ $7,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 18 of 22 117 EDWARD STEICHEN 1879 - 1973 American Balzac - Towards the Light, Midnight photogravure
on verso titled, dated 1911 and inscribed "Photogravure from 'Camera Work'" on the gallery label 6 1/8 x 8 inches 15.6 x 20.3 centimeters
Provenance: Yarlow / Salzman Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $1,200 CDN Estimate: $1,500 ~ $2,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
118 FRANK STELLA 1936 - American Going Abroad mixed media graphic on paper
signed, editioned 48/60 and dated 1989 73 x 54 1/8 inches 185.4 x 137.5 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $6,000 CDN Estimate: $7,000 ~ $9,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
119 FRANK STELLA 1936 - American Moby Dick mixed media graphic on paper
signed, editioned 48/60 and dated 1989 67 x 54 1/4 inches 170.2 x 137.8 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $6,000 CDN Estimate: $7,000 ~ $9,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 19 of 22 120 ZOFIA (SOPHIE) STRYJENSKA 1891 - 1974 Polish The Annunciation oil on board
signed 24 3/8 x 31 inches 61.9 x 78.7 centimeters
Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited: Literature: Danuta Batorska, "Zofia Stryjenska: Princess of Polish Painting," Forum Polonia, Fall 1998 / Winter 1999, http://www.forum-polonia-houston.com/Art/Zstryj/zs.htm (accessed September 12, 2011) Zofia Stryjenska was one of the most acclaimed Polish artists in the years between World War I and II. She was an accomplished painter, muralist, designer and graphic artist who also produced public commissions. Stryjenska was loosely associated with several Polish art movements that embraced the idea of art for art’s sake, while simultaneously being concerned with patriotism and nationalism. Many of her works were subtle reminders of the importance of Polish history and culture. She often incorporated national dress and local folklore in her depictions of religious scenes. Stryjenska enjoyed artistic and critical success from 1912 until 1947, and was even called “Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Polish Painting” by the influential art critic Jerzy Warchalowski. Starting Bid: $5,000 CDN Estimate: $6,000 ~ $8,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
121 KIM TSCHANG YEUL 1929 - Korean Water Drops oil on canvas
signed and dated 1978 and on verso signed twice, titled, dated twice and inscribed "E.N.S. 41" 39 3/8 x 28 3/4 inches 100 x 73 centimeters
Provenance: Staempfli Gallery Inc., New York Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Please note: this work is unframed. Starting Bid: $30,000 CDN Estimate: $35,000 ~ $45,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 20 of 22 122 LOUIS VALTAT 1869 - 1952 French Femme en jaune pencil and watercolour on paper
initialed and on verso titled on the gallery labels 10 x 7 3/4 inches 25.4 x 19.7 centimeters
Provenance: The Morris Gallery, Toronto Morris Art Dealers and Consultants, Toronto Private Estate, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $1,000 CDN Estimate: $2,000 ~ $3,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
123 RONAN WALSH 1958 - Irish Horseman and Refugee oil on canvas
signed and dated 1997 and on verso titled and titled Refuge from the Horseman on the Drabinsky & Friedland Galleries label and dated 1996 and 1997 on the gallery labels 69 1/2 x 55 3/4 inches 176.5 x 141.6 centimeters
Provenance: Drabinsky & Friedland Galleries, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $6,000 CDN Estimate: $8,000 ~ $10,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto
OCTOBER 2011 ONLINE SALE CATALOGUE Page: 21 of 22 124 ANDY WARHOL 1928 - 1987 American Mao colour silkscreen
on verso signed, editioned 244/255 and stamped Copyright Andy Warhol 1972 printed at Styria Studio Inc. 36 x 36 inches 91.4 x 91.4 centimeters
Provenance: Castelli Graphics, New York Private Collection, Montreal Exhibited: Literature: Frayda Feldman and Jorg Schellman, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 - 1987, Fourth Edition, 2003, reproduced page 82, catalogue #FS 11.92 This portfolio was published in 1972 by Castelli Graphics and Multiples Inc., New York and printed by Syria Studio Inc., New York. The catalogue raisonné states that the edition size is 250, with 50 AP. Starting Bid: $30,000 CDN Estimate: $30,000 ~ $50,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Gallery Montreal
125 WALTER J. WATSON 1879 - 1979 British On the Dedr. N. Wales oil on canvas
signed and dated 1926 and on verso signed and titled 13 x 19 inches 33 x 48.3 centimeters
Provenance: Private Estate, Montreal Exhibited: Literature: Starting Bid: $2,000 CDN Estimate: $4,000 ~ $6,000 CDN Preview at: Heffel Gallery Montreal
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