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LOT 026

Jack Hamilton Bush
ARCA CGP CSGA CSPWC OSA P11
1909 - 1977
Canadian

Deep August
acrylic on canvas
on verso signed, titled, dated August 1976 and inscribed “Acrylic Polymer W.B.” / “Top” (with arrow) / “c-70” on a label
43 x 43 1/2 in, 109.2 x 110.5 cm

Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000 CAD

Preview at: Heffel Vancouver

PROVENANCE
Collection of the Artist
Galerie Elca London, Montreal, September 1976
Private Collection, Montreal
Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 23, 2007, lot 127
Acquired from the above by Dr. Luigi Rossi
Estate of Dr. Luigi Rossi

LITERATURE
Roger Boulet, A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections, Kelowna Art Gallery, 2017, reproduced page 77 with the related concept drawing
The Rossi Collection: A Circle of Friends, Kelowna Art Gallery, 2018, listed page 43 and reproduced page 39
Sarah Stanners, Jack Bush Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 4, 1972 – 1977, 2024, listed page 468 and reproduced page 469, catalogue #3.46.1976.45

EXHIBITED
Galerie Elca London, Montreal, Jack Bush, circa 1986
Kelowna Art Gallery, A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections, July 1 – October 15, 2017, with the related concept drawing
Kelowna Art Gallery, The Rossi Collection: A Circle of Friends, November 10, 2018 – January 20, 2019


For full cataloguing, essay and images in PDF format, please click here.

We are pleased to include the concept drawing for Deep August with the sale of this lot.

Jack Hamilton Bush
1909 – 1977 Canadian
Concept Drawing for Deep August
graphite and crayon on paper, titled and dated August 1976
3 7/8 x 5 3/4 in, 9.8 x 14.6 cm

Provenance
Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary
Acquired from the above by Dr. Luigi Rossi
Estate of Dr. Luigi Rossi

For the biography on Dr. Luigi Rossi in PDF format, please click here.


Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000 CAD

All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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