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Joyner’s Canadian Art Auction

May 25, 2012

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LOT 155

Lot 155

GORDON MCKINLEY WEBBER

GORDON MCKINLEY WEBBER
Lot 155 Details
GORDON MCKINLEY WEBBER

ABSTRACT COMPOSITION 1956-59 #2

oil on canvas board
signed
18 ins x 24 ins; 45 cms x 60 cms

Estimate $2,500-$3,000

Realised: $2,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Family of the artist.

Exhibited:

Canadian Group of Painters Exhibition, Toronto, 1959.

Note:

Webber studied under Arthur Lismer at the Ontario College of Art and under Laszlo Moholy-Nagy at the New Bauhaus School in Chicago. The artist participated in the Canadian Group of Painters exhibition in 1933 and would later become a full member of this art society. “Abstract Composition #2” was exhibited in 1959 at the Group’s exhibition in Toronto. Webber went on to teach at the School of Art and Design at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, instructing many gifted students such as Claude Tousignant and Guido Molinari.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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