Canadian Painting & Sculpture

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LOT 20

Lot 20

RICHARD BORTHWICK GORMAN, R.C.A. (1935-2010)

RICHARD BORTHWICK GORMAN, R.C.A. (1935-2010)
Lot 20 Details
RICHARD BORTHWICK GORMAN, R.C.A. (1935-2010)

LEYENDA, 1961

oil and Lucite on canvas
signed
18 ins x 24 ins; 46.4 cms x 61.6 cms

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $6,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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RICHARD BORTHWICK GORMAN, R.C.A. (1935-2010)
  • RICHARD BORTHWICK GORMAN, R.C.A. (1935-2010)
  • RICHARD BORTHWICK GORMAN, R.C.A. (1935-2010)
Provenance:

Nancy Robertson, Toronto, ON;
By descent, the Estate of Nancy Dillow (née Robertson), Toronto, ON

Exhibited:

Five Canadians, Art Gallery of Toronto, 24 March-24 April 1961, no. 5

Note:

Accompanied by original bill of sale from the Art Gallery of Toronto (address redacted).

Nancy Dillow (née Robertson) worked at the Art Gallery of Ontario, before serving as the Director of the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, and the first chief curator of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. After her retirement in 1984, Dillow became one of the original volunteers with the Textile Museum of Canada, a position she would hold for the next 26 years.

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