The screenprint, which is part of Warhol\u0027s Royal Edition, shows the late monarch wearing a crown and is sprinkled with diamond dust.
The screenprint, which is part of Warhol’s Royal Edition, shows the late monarch wearing a crown and is sprinkled with diamond dust. Its estimated sale price was between $500,000 and $600,00, according to the gallery — but it ended up going for much more at the Nov. 24 auction.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
Warhol is known for being a leading figure in the pop art movement, using mediums like silkscreening, painting, photography and film. He captured the essence of celebrity culture and consumerism in his work. He famously stated that in the future, “everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”Article content
The auction was also successful for Canadian painter Lawren Harris, who was a leading member of the Group of Seven. Six of his works were sold for a total of $7.3 million. One painting alone,, sold for $2,521,250. The painting depicts Toronto on a snowy day in the 1920s, with intense colours and radiant sunlight.
House in the Ward, Winter, City Painting No. 1 by Lawren Harris, consigned from a prestigious corporate collection, depicts an optimistic, snowy day in Toronto in the 1920s, featuring intense colours and radiant sunlight.Heffel’s president David Heffel described the effect of the thick layering of paint as “ice cream snow” to the Vancouver Sun.
“Back east there’s these great snowstorms and blizzards, and once they clear and you walk out next morning there’s a real silence. This painting has a great tranquillity,” he said.and. They were sold for $871,250, $2,041,250 and $1,561,250 respectively. They were consigned to Heffel by descendants of the architect behind Union Station and other Toronto buildings John Lyle, the auction house said.
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