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LOT 358

Lot 358

Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)

Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
Lot 358 Details
Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969), Canadian

STREET SCENE CARTIERVILLE, PQ, 1963

oil on canvas
signed and dated "63" lower right; titled to stretcher verso
21 x 32 in — 81.3 x 53.3 cm

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $14,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
  • Samuel Borenstein (1908-1969)
Provenance:

Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, QC
Private Collection, Ontario

Exhibited:

Sam Borenstein Retrospective, Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, QC, 22 Jan-5 Feb 1979.

Note:

This painting appears in the documentary The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1991.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.

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