Artist William [Bill] Duma
Title Snow Covering the Bush
Media acrylic on canvas board
Size 12 x 16 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 cm.
Frame Size 21 x 24.75 x 1.5 in.
Sold $700
Estimate $700 - $1,400
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Reference
Retail Value: $1,400
Provenance
generously donated by Heidi Hubner; 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] Duma ~ [b.1936] Canadian ASA, RCA
During Duma's many years as a painter he participated in numerous one-man and group shows throughout Canada and abroad. His work is represented in many major public, corporate and private collections in Canada, USA and Europe such as The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Massey Foundation Ottawa, the BC Government Collection, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask., Alberta House in England and Japan, the Nickel Arts Museum, Edmonton Art Gallery, University of Alberta and the Glenbow Museum. (Source: www.albertasocietyofartists.com/bill-duma/)
see Founders of the A.C.A. by L.Greenfield, pg.79 for biography and another example of the artist's work; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.12, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; included in Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.90, UofC Press; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.98, Westbridge Pub., 1999; chosen for the Artist of the Year, 2002 by Trout Unlimited Canada, Calgary