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LOT 211

Lot 211

DAVID BIERK

DAVID BIERK
Lot 211 Details
DAVID BIERK

10 DIAMONDS

acrylic on paper, laid down on card
signed, titled and dated ‘98
12 ins x 7 ins; 30 cms x 17.5 cms

Estimate $1,200-$1,500

Realised: $1,980
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DAVID BIERK
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Literature:

“R.C.A. Playing Card Collection”, Journal: A Publication of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, Fall/Winter 1998, Volume 3, Number 2, page 24.

The Fall/Winter 1998 R.C.A. Journal describes the R.C.A. Playing Card Collection (for which Bierk created 10 Diamonds), stating, “The R.C.A. has published a limited edition of 2,500 boxed sets of playing cards, designed by 54 R.C.A. artists, as well as 500 posters featuring all 54 images. The launch was held at the Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, on October 16, 1998, coinciding with the Annual President’s Reception.”

Exhibited:

R.C.A. Playing Card Collection, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, October, 1998. Also shown at Gallery Stratford, Stratford in the summer of 1999.

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