Alex Colville (Canadian 1920-2013)
Alex Colville (Canadian 1920-2013)
Dog with Bone
Signed and dated Alex Colville/1961 (in pencil lower right)
Screenprint, from the edition of 20
75.2 x 53.2cm
Provenance:
Collection of Ian Murray;
And by descent
Ian Murray was born in Scotland in 1928, but as a young man fell in love with Canada, becoming a Canadian citizen in 1957. He was a great supporter of Canadian artists and an avid collector of their work. He was additionally a master mariner, owned a superb collection of cars, and socialised with Noel Coward, Ian Fleming, Princess Margaret and Elvis Presley, once purchasing a car with the latter.
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Alex Colville (Canadian 1920-2013)
Dog with Bone
Signed and dated Alex Colville/1961 (in pencil lower right)
Screenprint, from the edition of 20
75.2 x 53.2cm
Provenance:
Collection of Ian Murray;
And by descent
Ian Murray was born in Scotland in 1928, but as a young man fell in love with Canada, becoming a Canadian citizen in 1957. He was a great supporter of Canadian artists and an avid collector of their work. He was additionally a master mariner, owned a superb collection of cars, and socialised with Noel Coward, Ian Fleming, Princess Margaret and Elvis Presley, once purchasing a car with the latter.