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Joseph Hector Yvon Fafard b. 1942
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 CAD
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Description
- Joseph Hector Yvon Fafard
- The Day Before
- signed and dated lower right FAFARD '83; signed, titled and dated 1983 November by the artist in pencil on the reverse and titled on a gallery label on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 45.7 by 91.4 cm.
- 18 by 36 in.
Provenance
Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina
Private Collection, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Condition
This painting is in excellent condition. Old varnish flouresces green under UV and is unevenly applied across the bottom.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Joe Fafard is well-known for his extraordinary sculptures of family and friends and canonized artists in the history of western art. Throughout his career, he returned to the subject of animals and created an extenuation of his portraiture that he transferred to the medium of sculpture.
These ceramic and steel sculptures of domestic animals are well known and much loved, but his paintings of them are rare. His meticulous skill is immediately evident in this work, and so is his firm grasp of the composition, with its careful placement of the animals and the many-layered bands of the great plains in southern Saskatchewan in which they are at home.