The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Fine Art

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LOT 522

Lot 522

David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian

David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
Lot 522 Details
David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian

MADISON BLUES, 1986

acrylic on canvas (6 panels)
Overall 106 x 300 in — 243.8 x 762 cm

From viewer's left to right:
Panel one: 79 x 49 in — 200.7 x 124.5 cm;
Panel two: 93 x 49 in — 236.2 x 124.5 cm;
Panel three: 106 x 44 in — 269.2 x 111.8 cm;
Panel four: 106 x 44 in — 269.2 x 111.8 cm;
Panel five: 93 x 49 in — 236.2 x 124.5 cm;
Panel six: 79 x 49 in — 200.7 x 124.5 cm;


Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $6,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
  • David Bolduc (1945-2010), Canadian
Provenance:

Cineplex Odeon Collection, Toronto, ON;
Private Collection, Calgary, AB (acquired in 2009)

Literature:

Burnett, David, Cineplex Odeon, the First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art. Cineplex Odeon Corporation, 1989, reproduced p. 16.

Exhibited:

Cineplex Odeon Collection, Toronto, ON;
Mount Royal University Art Collection, Calgary, AB, 2014-2021

Note:

This important work by David Bolduc was previously housed in the Cineplex Odeon collection (Toronto) and is featured by curator David Burnett in Cineplex Odeon, the First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art. Burnett writes,

Madison Blues wittily and ingeniously establishes compositional rhythm in a work sited in a relatively narrow space where it is most commonly viewed from the side. This painting is in five sections, each carrying central emblematic images surrounded by crosses and set in fields of different colours and textures. The impact of each image is played against a sense of panorama. [1]

The panorama effect that Burnett describes is visually achieved by a large central panel flanked by increasingly smaller panels as they move further away from the centre. This play with optics is a theme that runs throughout many of Bolduc’s acrylic and collage works.

[1] Burnett, David. Cineplex Odeon, the First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art. (Toronto: Cineplex Odeon Corporation, 1989), p.16

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition. Surface dust.

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