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Tony Scherman, Young Torquemada, 2014-15
Estimate:
CA$14,000 - CA$50,000
Sold
CA$16,800
Timed Auction
Evelyn Aimis Fine Art - Collector's Choice: International & Canadian
ARTIST
Tony Scherman
Size
42 x 48 in. (106,68 x 121,92 cm)
Description
Bio: Tony Scherman (B. 1950) is a Canadian figurative painter best-known for his encaustic portraits of historical and fictional figures strongly reminiscent of the17th Century Dutch painting style. He exerts his technical mastery with the encaustic technique using hot wax and pigments. “Young Torquemada” is the childhood portrait of Tomas de Torquemada - first Grand Inquisitor of Spain in the Spanish Inquisition. Tony’s interest in him is based on the poem “The Grand Inquisitor" of Dostoevsky’s in his novel The Brothers Karamazov about Torquemada as if he were to meet Jesus after death. Scherman exhibits worldwide and has been represented by Diane Farber Gallery in Amsterdam, as well as Sable Castelli and Barbara Edwards in Toronto.
Condition
Framed / Encadrée
Medium
Encaustic on canvas / Encaustique sur toile
Signature
Signed, titled, and dated on top verso / Signée, titrée et datée au dos
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist/ Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste
