LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
LAKE SUPERIOR PAINTING
signed and titled on a label on the stretcher
40 ins x 50 ins; 101.6 cms x 127 cms
May 26, 2014
Estimate $2,500,000-$3,500,000
Realised: $2,478,000
infinite space and supernatural light
Lake Superior Painting embodies the two important characteristics of this period of Harris’ production that are powerfully rendered here: infinite space and supernatural light.
The radiating bands of light symbolize high intellect, a kind of divine intelligence and space is synonymous with consciousness.
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Estimate $125,000-$175,000
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