Canadian Painting & Sculpture

September 1015, 2022
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LOT 21

Lot 21

JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)

JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
Lot 21 Details
JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)

THE RIVER, 1988

oil and acrylic on canvas
signed, titled, and dated on reverse stretcher bars of each panel
overall 72 ins x 192 ins; 182.9 cms x 487.7 cms; each panel 72 ins x 96 ins; 182.9 cms x 243.8 cms

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

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JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
  • JOHN CLARK (1943-1989)
Provenance:

Commissioned by Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, ON for the Park Place Cinemas, Lethbridge, AB;
Private Collection, Calgary, AB

Literature:

R. Klnkhammer, "Spiritual side of river captured," The University of Lethbridge aperture (Lethbridge, AB) (21 September 1988) p. 8 (repro. b/w);
David Burnett, Cineplex Odeon, The First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art, Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, 1989, pp. 24, 25 (repro. col.);
Arnuad Maggs, "The Definitive Eye," Canadian Art, vol. 5, no. 3 (Fall 1988), pp. 92-93 (repro. b/w);
Rosemary J. Preuss, "John Clark: Transformation and the Void," with a catalogue raisonné, MA Thesis, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB (September 1994), pp. 138, 181 n. 56, 197, 199, 220, 247, 599-601

Exhibited:

Park Place Cinemas, Park Place Mall, Lethbridge, AB, 1989;
Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, 2014-2021

Note:

Viewing by appointment only.

John Clark Tribute

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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