Artist William [Bill] John Houston Laing
Title A Long Way From Bradford #2 #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 17.5 x 11.5 in. / 44.4 x 29.2 cm.
Frame Size 28.75 x 21.75 x 0.75 in.
Sold $200
Estimate $300 - $400
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat and special glass
Provenance
proceeds will be donated to the Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by artists Harry Kiyooka and Katie Ohe where visitors can visit an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment. For more information or to donate directly, visit koartscentre.org
Biographical Information
William [Bill] John Houston Laing ~ [b.1944] Canadian RCA
see William Laing, A Journey, by A.Davis, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, 1997, exhibition held at the Nickle February through April, 1997; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.54, U. of A. Press, 1980; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.94-96; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 104; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as a faculty member