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LOT 14

Lot 14

BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)

BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)
Lot 14 Details
BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)

BLACK APPLETREE, 1970

oil on Masonite
signed; signed, titled, dated and inscribed "finished 1970 from sketch of about 1965" on the reverse
20 ins x 24 ins; 50.8 cms x 61 cms

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $6,780
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)
  • BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)
  • BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)
  • BARKER FAIRLEY, R.C.A. (1887-1986)
Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist;
Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Delightfully spare, Fairley reduces the cropped rural landscape into something even more elemental and economical. Of the artist’s landscapes, former Toronto Star art critic Gary Michael Dault writes that “the leanness and severity of their composition is radical and the radiant colour that flows from each of them is irresistible.” He notes that “for most of us a tree is only a tree. For Barker—in his paintings at least—a tree is a living twist of energy that holds the sky up off the surface of the earth.”

References:
Gary Michael Dault, Barker Fairley: Portraits. (Toronto: Methuen, 1981), xv-xvi.

CONDITION DETAILS

Small areas of ground showing in sky area are likely artist generated. Overall very good condition.

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