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February 06 - February 27, 2020

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Current bid: $3,750 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

31523 27-Feb-2020 05:45:16 PM $3,750

34345 27-Feb-2020 02:29:50 PM $3,500

851 27-Feb-2020 01:54:26 PM $3,250

34345 27-Feb-2020 01:47:22 PM $3,000

851 12-Feb-2020 11:25:16 PM $2,750

26442 12-Feb-2020 04:37:47 PM $2,500

851 11-Feb-2020 08:33:53 PM $2,250

26442 10-Feb-2020 12:21:51 PM $2,000

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 08:06:08

LOT 524

CC QMG RCA
1904 - 1990
Canadian

Canada - Canada
limited edition serigraph portfolio, 1985
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
21 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 2 1/4 in, 54.6 x 64.1 x 5.7 cm

a ) Colombie-Britannique

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
15 x 20 in, 38.1 x 50.8 cm

b ) Alberta

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

c ) Saskatchewan

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

d ) Manitoba

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

e ) Ontario

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
20 x 16 in, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

f ) Québec

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

g ) Nouveau-Brunswick

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

h ) Nouvelle-Écosse

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
20 x 16 in, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

i ) Ile-du-Prince-Édouard

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

j ) Terre-Neuve

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

k ) Yukon

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

l ) Territoires du Nord-Ouest

signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm

Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CAD

Sold for: $4,688

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PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Ontario


This lot is comprised of the limited edition book in its wood, cloth and leather portfolio box, along with 12 silkscreens by Jean Paul Lemieux which were printed by hand on Arches paper by the Quebec master printer, Louis Desaulniers.

The book has a preface by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, an introduction by Pierre Berton and texts on each province and territory written by Gabriel Sagard-Théodat, Alistair MacLeod, Robert Kroetsch, Jacques Cartier, Gabriel Roy, Earle Birney, Heather Robertson, Hugh MacLennan, Josef Skvorecky, Ambrose Bierce, Farley Mowat and Pierre Biard. This book was published by Editions ASL, Montreal in 1985 in a limited edition of 225 copies.

Please note that these twelve silkscreens by Lemieux exist only in this medium, the original images having been destroyed by the artist when the publication was complete.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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