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Joyner’s Canadian Art Auction

November 25, 2011

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LOT 158

Lot 158

DAVID BIERK

DAVID BIERK
Lot 158 Details
DAVID BIERK

EULOGY (LIFE), TO EARTH AND RODIN

oil on photograph on board, oil on copper, surrounded by steel
signed with initials; signed on the reverse
18 1/2 ins x 42 ins; 46.3 cms x 105 cms

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $3,540
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Gift from the artist to the present owner.

Note:

Bierk’s mixed media artworks continuously underline his place within an art historical lineage by displaying his virtuosity as a painter, able to emulate, adapt and, in a sense, revivify artworks from earlier periods. In Eulogy, the artist has brought into the present day Auguste Rodin’s Age of Bronze, 1876 (a 1901 casting of which is housed in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa). The juxtaposition of the Romantic landscape enclosed within a contemporary metal surround with an image of the adjoining late-nineteenth century sculpture, incites a marvelous art historical dialogue which spans decades of artistic production.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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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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