Canadian Art Online Auction

September 22, 2016

LOT 47

Lot 47

ERIC FREIFIELD, A.R.C.A.

ERIC FREIFIELD, A.R.C.A.
Lot 47 Details
ERIC FREIFIELD, A.R.C.A.

BACK DOOR, 1954

watercolour
signed and dated 1954; also titled and dated on the reverse
22.5 ins x 31 ins; 53.3 cms x 73.7 cms

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $2,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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  • ERIC FREIFIELD, A.R.C.A.
Provenance:

Mr. Ron MacDonald, Woodbridge
Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Paul Duval, Eric Freifeld, The Yaneff Gallery, Toronto/London, 1977, pages 116-177, and page 102 reproduced in colour.

Note:

Paul Duval writes that 1954: “...saw the production of one major sustained work, Back Door, plus a number of more direct watercolours. Back Door continues Freifeld’s concern with the dissolution of human habitations ...”

CONDITION DETAILS

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