PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, OTTAWA

colour serigraph on paperboard

30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Price Realized:

216.00 CAD.

INCLUDES BUYER’S PREMIUM

Notes:

signed “Supervised by A. J. Casson” in pen lower right; Sampson-Matthews label verso; unframed/shrink-wrapped

Provenance: Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art, Salt Spring Island, BC

Note: This print, prepared in 1952, is the only work by Turner included in the Sampson-Matthews collection. It was issued as part of the series “100 Canadian Paintings” (1953-1957).

Reference: “Art for War and Peace: How a Great Public Art Project Helped Canada Discover Itself” (Ian Sigvaldason & Scott Steedman; Red Leaf, 2015). A full page illustration can be found on page 186.