ALEX COLVILLE "THREE SHEEP" LITHOGRAPH, 1954Alex Colville (1920 2013) is one of the titans of Canadian art. Working across mediums, Colville is a revered painter, draughtsman, engraver, and muralist. He is one of the few Canadian artists whose auction record is above $2 million. Spending his life and career in Nova Scotia, Colville is renowned for his atmospheric depictions, frequently portraying his family, domestic animals, and scenes of Atlantic Canada. Despite the degree of familiarity

at the age of 22

numbered and dated '89 by the artist

she followed her fascination with the eccentric individuals and oddities of New York City

the Tate Gallery (London)

"Study of a Young Boy in Sweater"

negative space

Displayed in an era when portraiture was a dormant genre in the art world

Minor wear to box

This application of paint

In the early 1940's Siskind drifted away from social depictions preferring to focus on textures and shapes

a member of Sotheby's Advisory Board and involved with several museums including the Metropolitan Museum and the Fogg Museum

To see another example of Wieland's drawing from this series