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BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A.
FIELD COLOURS, 1962
oil on masonite
signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse
20 ins x 24 ins; 49.5 cms x 59.7 cms
Estimate $4,000-$6,000
Realised: $4,080
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
About artist/note:
Fairley often grappled with how much to put into his painting preferring, as in this lot, to leave as much implied as stated. His most successful landscapes are painted economically and rigorously limit themselves to the essentials in terms of both colour and line.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Additional Info:
Department: Canadian Fine Art
Medium: Paintings
Signed