Dennis Burton Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Dennis Burton Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 19, 2024
Painting, Dennis Burton
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton (Canadian, b. 1933), "Landscape of Love," 1962, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated verso, canvas: 60"h x 60"w, overall (with frame): 61"h x 61"w
Clars Auctions
Feb. 25, 2024
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (CANADA, 1933 - )
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (CANADA, 1933 - ) Untitled, Abstract Expressionist mixed media on board, signed lower left and dated "61, in reeded walnut frame, matted under non-glare glass, OS: 38 1/2" x 30 1/2", SS: 28" x 20".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Sep. 30, 2020
Dennis Burton (Canadian, 1933-2013), Untitled
Est: $500 - $700
Pencil on paper, 1964, unframed
Peter Estey Fine Art & Auctions
Sep. 13, 2018
Attributed to: DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED, oil on canvas, 40 ins x 36 ins; 101.6 cms x 91.4 cms
Est: $500 - $700
Attributed to: DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLEDoil on canvas 40 ins x 36 ins; 101.6 cms x 91.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, London, ONEstimate: $500–700
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, DEEP BLUE DREAM, 1962, oil on canvas, 48 ins x 48 ins; 121.9 cms x 121.9 cms
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONDEEP BLUE DREAM, 1962oil on canvassigned, titled, dated on the stretcher, and inscribed “1-25-1962” on the overflap 48 ins x 48 ins; 121.9 cms x 121.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, CaliforniaExhibited:Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California, n.d.Avant-gardist, Dadaist, saxophone player for the Artist’s Jazz Band, Toronto, painter and exemplary draughtsman, Dennis Burton (1933-2013) was a precocious, diversely talented artist. Along with Gordon Rayner and Robert Markle he was one of the youngest members in the renowned Isaacs Group of artists active in Toronto. It is likely that Burton saw the first Painters 11 exhibition in February 1954 at Roberts Gallery and through this developed a great admiration for the work of William Ronald. Burton’s education commenced at the University of Southern California (1955). Both his life and Rayner’s were altered immeasurably upon seeing a January 1955 exhibition of the work of Michael Snow and Graham Coughtry held at Hart House, University of Toronto. He continued studies at the Ontario College of Art (graduating in 1956) and worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto as a senior graphic designer from 1957 to 1960. He would have seen the 1957 Painters 11 exhibition held at Park Gallery, Toronto, too. Having metabolised all these formative influences, Burton declared that he was dedicated to painting solely abstract paintings. He stayed true to this pledge through 1962, the year of this exquisite abstraction.Its size, 48 by 48 inches, was his preferred square format and about the largest work that he made 1958-62. It reflects his awareness and appreciation for the work of Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning and members of second generation Abstract Expressionism.Burton taught painting and drawing at the Ontario College of Art (1970-1971), was Director of the New School of Art (1971-1977) and President of Art’s Sake (1977-1978), taught at the Banff School of Fine Arts (1974), University of Lethbridge (1976 & 1989) and the Emily Carr College of Art (1980-1999). His work is in many public and private collections among them: National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Vancouver Art Gallery, University of Lethbridge, Glenbow Museum, and Robert Mclaughlin Gallery.Estimate: $6,000–8,000
Waddington's
Mar. 11, 2017
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, COLUMN, inks and enamel on paper, unframed, 21.5 ins x 18.75 ins; 55.2 cms x 47.6 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONCOLUMNinks and enamel on paper, unframedsigned and dated ‘59; titled on the reverse 21.5 ins x 18.75 ins; 55.2 cms x 47.6 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $900–1,200
Waddington's
Mar. 11, 2017
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED COMPOSITION, ink and paint on paper, unframed, 23.75 ins x 18.75 ins; 60.3 cms x 47.6 cms
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DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLED COMPOSITIONink and paint on paper, unframedsigned and dated ‘60 23.75 ins x 18.75 ins; 60.3 cms x 47.6 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $900–1,200
Waddington's
Mar. 11, 2017
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED - ABSTRACT COMPOSITION, ink and enamel on paper, unframed, 15 ins x 20 ins; 38.1 cms x 50.8 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLED - ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONink and enamel on paper, unframedsigned and dated 1959 15 ins x 20 ins; 38.1 cms x 50.8 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $500–700
Waddington's
Nov. 21, 2016
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, BRIDGE NEAR MACLEOD, oil on masonite, 28 ins x 48 ins; 71.1 cms x 121.9 cms
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONBRIDGE NEAR MACLEODoil on masonitesigned, titled and dated April ‘58 on the reverse 28 ins x 48 ins; 71.1 cms x 121.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoLiterature:Joan Murray, Jock Macdonald's Students (catalogue), The Robert McLaughin Gallery, Oshawa, 1981, page 18.David Burnett and Marilyn Schiff, Contemporary Canadian Art, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, 1983, page 88.Note:Dennis Burton studied at OCA under Jock Macdonald in whom he found an informed and sympathetic mind on matters relating to abstraction. At the time, this was not a style widely embraced by the Toronto art college's administration or faculty (see lot 99). Joan Murray quotes the following anecdote recalled by Burton: "(Macdonald) told my parents who had come for my graduation in May 1956, that regardless of my final marks, I was the best painter he had encountered since Bill Ronald and that I should be encouraged to continue painting. He said I had 'it'."Indeed, Macdonald had such faith in Burton's potential that he submitted his name for a Guggenheim fellowship which the artist was actually awarded. Due to an unfortunate case of misplaced correspondence, Burton did not know he had been chosen and never used the award. Ronald (see lot 96) and Coughtry (see lot 112) were also awarded this prestigious fellowship the same year.After graduating from art school in 1956, Burton struggled to establish a personal direction for his art. Following many visits to New York and closely considering the work of artists such de Kooning and Tworkov, by 1958 Burton’s own approach to abstraction was established. David Burnett interprets Burton’s abstracts as, “seeking to deal with the issues between a tightly organized structure and a free, gestural handling of paint.”The title of this work may refer to “Old Man River Bridge” in Fort Macleod, a landmark that Burton would have seen on his trips back home to Lethbridge, Alberta.Estimate: $7,000–9,000
Waddington's
Sep. 22, 2016
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED - ABSTRACT COMPOSITION, ink and wash, 17 ins x 13.75 ins; 43.2 cms x 34.9 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLED - ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONink and washsigned and dated 7.21.65 17 ins x 13.75 ins; 43.2 cms x 34.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $400–500
Waddington's
Sep. 22, 2016
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED - COMPOSITION, watercolour and crayon on paper, 23 ins x 17.5 ins; 58.4 cms x 44.5 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLED - COMPOSITIONwatercolour and crayon on papersigned and dated ‘59 23 ins x 17.5 ins; 58.4 cms x 44.5 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $900–1,200
Waddington's
Jan. 28, 2016
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (CANADIAN, 1933-2013), WHAT IS ART?, MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON CARDBOARD; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED 9-25-70 VERSO (32” x 40” plus 8.5” top half circle)
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (CANADIAN, 1933-2013) WHAT IS ART?MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON CARDBOARD; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED 9-25-70 VERSO (32” x 40” plus 8.5” top half circle)Estimate: $300—400
Waddington's
Nov. 23, 2015
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, WINDOW, oil on masonite, 48 ins x 35.5 ins; 91.4 cms x 121.9 cms
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONWINDOWoil on masonitesigned and dated 1959; also signed (twice), titled, dated 1959 and ‘59 on the reverse 48 ins x 35.5 ins; 91.4 cms x 121.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoLiterature:Dennis Burton Retrospective, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 1997, pages 38 and 39.Note:Dennis Burton writes, “Most of my abstractions are related to the city environment in terms of surface, facture and texture.” Burton drew inspiration from the city in unique ways, viewing what most would see as urban blight – broken windows, ruts in the road, graffiti, scratched brickwork and stained cardboard – as artistic entities.“When I sit here and look out of the window, I see unidentifiable forms in the leaf tonal patterns in the trees. I see lines, I see edges, I see abstraction. I don’t see the trees to reproduce them the way they are. I see a pattern of grey-scale changes from black through to white; I see a tonal set-up… The grey-scale tonal effect of parts in shadow, in half-shadow, and the parts that are being hit by brilliant sunlight, create a texture for me – a surface. I see two-dimensionally. Everything is surface…”
Waddington's
Sep. 24, 2015
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED - ABSTRACT COMPOSITION, acrylic on masonite, 9.5 ins x 30 ins; 24.1 cms x 76.2 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLED - ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONacrylic on masonitesigned and dated ‘55 9.5 ins x 30 ins; 24.1 cms x 76.2 cms Estimate: $1,500–2,000
Waddington's
May. 25, 2015
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED - HORIZON, watercolour and ink, 22 ins x 16.75 ins; 55.9 cms x 42.5 cms
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON UNTITLED - HORIZON watercolour and inksigned and dated "11.8.'59" 22 ins x 16.75 ins; 55.9 cms x 42.5 cms Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Waddington's
May. 25, 2015
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, GLIMPSE, oil on masonite, 26 ins x 30 ins; 66 cms x 76.2 cms
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON GLIMPSE oil on masonitesigned and dated '58; also signed, titled, and dated "May 1958" and '58 on the reverse 26 ins x 30 ins; 66 cms x 76.2 cms Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Waddington's
Mar. 05, 2015
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, ANTHROPOMORPHIC PIECE, oil pastel, Sight 24.75 ins x 18 ins; 62.9 cms x 45.7 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONANTHROPOMORPHIC PIECEoil pastelsigned on the reverse Sight 24.75 ins x 18 ins; 62.9 cms x 45.7 cms Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., TorontoRodman Hall Arts Centre Art Rental Service, St. Catharines, OntarioCanadian Fine Arts, TorontoEstimate: $800-1,200
Waddington's
Mar. 05, 2015
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, GARTER BELT, 1965, graphite, 15.5 ins x 13.75 ins; 39.4 cms x 34.9 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONGARTER BELT, 1965graphitesigned and dated 3/21/65 15.5 ins x 13.75 ins; 39.4 cms x 34.9 cms Provenance:Canadian Fine Arts, TorontoEstimate: $600-800
Waddington's
Nov. 24, 2014
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, EDGE, oil on masonite, 36 ins x 48 ins; 91.4 cms x 121.9 cms
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONEDGEoil on masonitesigned and dated '58; also signed, dated Feb '58, titled and inscribed "never shown" on the reverse 36 ins x 48 ins; 91.4 cms x 121.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoLiterature:Denise Leclerc, The Crisis of Abstraction in Canada: The 1950s, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1992, page 97.Note:Following a series of visits to the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, in the late 1950s, Dennis Burton embraced a shift towards Abstract Expressionism. As Denise Leclerc observed, "The large, square paintings on hardboard from 1958...have the same complex composition of interweaving forms as seen in de Kooning's works of this period." In Edge, coloured forms amass - generating a perspective that makes the viewer feel as though they are standing on a breathtaking precipice.
Waddington's
Nov. 24, 2014
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, RELEVANCE, oil on canvas, 40 ins x 36 ins; 101.6 cms x 91.4 cms
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONRELEVANCEoil on canvassigned and dated "12.16.62"; also signed, titled and dated again "12.16.62" on the reverse 40 ins x 36 ins; 101.6 cms x 91.4 cms Literature:Roald Nasgaard, Abstract Painting in Canada, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver/Toronto, 2007, page 231.Note:Coined by Roald Nasgaard as one of the "Second Generation" of Toronto abstract painters, Dennis Burton was stylistically encouraged by his teacher at the Ontario College of Art, Jock MacDonald. Painted in 1962, Relevance hints at the Pop-inspired turn that Burton's painting would take in the years to follow.
Waddington's
Sep. 18, 2014
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, PREDICTION, oil and ink on canvas, unframed, 48 ins x 48 ins; 121.9 cms x 121.9 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONPREDICTIONoil and ink on canvas, unframedsigned and dated "1.11.62"; also signed, titled and dated on the stretcher 48 ins x 48 ins; 121.9 cms x 121.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, CaliforniaEstimate: $6,000-8,000
Waddington's
Mar. 20, 2014
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, UNTITLED ABSTRACT COMPOSITION, acrylic on masonite, 9.5 ins x 30 ins; 24.1 cms x 76.2 cms
Est: -
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONUNTITLED ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONacrylic on masonite; signed and dated '55 9.5 ins x 30 ins; 24.1 cms x 76.2 cms Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Waddington's
Mar. 28, 2013
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on board Untitled
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on board Untitled 20 x 30 inches 50.8 x 76.2 centimeters signed and dated 1958 Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Mar. 14, 2013
DENNIS BURTON
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
DENNIS BURTON RECLINING FEMALE STUDY, graphite; signed 1965 18 ins x 24 ins; 45 cms x 60 cms
Waddington's
Feb. 21, 2013
DENNIS E.N. BURTON
Est: $350 - $450
CANADIAN, born 1933; Reclining Nude Woman; Graphite drawing on tan paper, signed & dated 8/5/62. Sight 10.5 x 8 in, 26.5 x 20.5 cm; Condition: Good condition, moderate toning and light spotting, not inspected out of frame.
Walker's
Nov. 28, 2011
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONB. 1933
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
GOAT MOUNTAIN CANYON signed and dated '58 upper right; signed, titled and dated '57 on the reverse oil on board 70.5 by 50 cm. 27¾ by 19¼ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 28, 2011
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTONB. 1933
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
LEXICON II signed and dated '58 lower right; signed, titled and dated '57 and July '57 on the reverse oil on board 122 by 122 cm. 48 by 48 in.
Sotheby's
Sep. 29, 2011
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian enamel and pastel on canvas Speak
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian enamel and pastel on canvas Speak 50 x 50 inches 127 x 127 centimeters signed and dated 10.19.62 and on verso titled and dated 1962 Provenance:The Isaacs Gallery Ltd., Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Exhibited:Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 80th Annual Spring Exhibition, 1963, catalogue #9
Heffel
Sep. 29, 2011
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian mixed media on paper Nude
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian mixed media on paper Nude 26 x 18 inches 66 x 45.7 centimeters signed and dated 1961 Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
May. 27, 2011
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, SPEAK, oil on canvas, 50 ins x 50 ins; 125 cms x 125 cms
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON, SPEAK, oil on canvas; signed and dated 10.19.62. 50 ins x 50 ins; 125 cms x 125 cms. Provenance: The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto. Private Collection, Toronto. Literature: Joan Murray, Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century, Toronto, 1999, page 107. Note: Originally from Lethbridge, Alberta, Dennis Burton relocated to Toronto where he studied at the Ontario College of Art under Jock Macdonald in the early 1950s. Joan Murray writes that "in 1955 Dennis Burton and Gordon Rayner saw a show that electrified them of [William] Ronald's work at the University of Toronto's Hart House Gallery; over a bottle of wine in the apartment they shared [Burton was only 22 years of age and Rayner only 20], they vowed to paint abstractly for ever more." Burton was part of the exceptional roster of artists who exhibited regularly at the Isaacs Gallery.
Waddington's
May. 26, 2011
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON B. 1933
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON B. 1933 RESURRECTION DAY 1956 signed, titled and dated on the reverse oil on board 76.2 by 121.9 cm. 30 by 48 in.
Sotheby's
May. 17, 2011
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on board Bye Bye Blackbird 36 x 48 inches 91.4 x 121.9 centimeters signed and dated 1958 and on verso signed, titled, dated February - June 1958 and inscribed by the artist ""Reworked, repaired, restored, Dec. 1991, Vancouver, BC"" Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver Bye Bye Blackbird can be seen as a culmination of Dennis Burton's interests at the time in abstraction and jazz. Following William Ronald's first one-man show at the Hart House Gallery in Toronto in 1954, Burton recalled being so excited by what he saw that he and fellow artist Gordon Rayner returned to their studio vowing never to paint representational artwork again (although Burton did later return to representational work, becoming renowned for his Garterbeltmania series in 1965). Burton, who played saxophone, was one of the founding members of the Artists' Jazz Band which played at The Isaacs Gallery. Playing in the band was important for Burton and his fellow artist-musician colleagues such as Richard Gorman, Graham Coughtry, Nobuo Kubota and Robert Markle. Jazz was a language that they shared and they regarded their artwork as being parallel to jazz improvisation. Completely non-figurative, except for the title, this stunning work reads like the free jazz of the late 1950s and early 1960s, in which metre, beat and formal symmetry all disappear into the loose harmony of the work.
Heffel
Mar. 31, 2011
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian mixed
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian mixed media on paper Nude 26 x 18 inches 66 x 45.7 centimeters signed and dated 1961 Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Dec. 01, 2010
Dennis Burton
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
Canadian born 1933 The Three Graces after Rubens Oil on canvas, signed; titled & dated 1967 60 x 60 IN, 153 x 153 CM Illustrated: Dennis Burton retrospective, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Travelling Exhibition 1977-1978, illustrated page 55, figure 27 Note: Lot includes Exhibition Catalogue
Walker's
Nov. 23, 2010
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON B.1933
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON B.1933 ABSTRACT COMPOSITION signed and dated middle right burton '59; signed, titled and dated by the artist on the reverse oil on masonite 121.9 by 91.4 cm. 48 by 36 in.
Sotheby's
Aug. 19, 2010
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (CANADIAN, 1933-)
Est: $100 - $150
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (CANADIAN, 1933-) UNTITLED UNTITLED (CHEEKS); WATERCOLOUR; SIGNED AND DATED9.28.'65 Sight 16" x 19.5" - 40.6 x 49.5 cm.
Waddington's
Jun. 02, 2010
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON B.1933
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON B.1933 FLUYTEN signed and dated lower right Dennis Burton, '56 ; signed, titled and dated by the artist in ink on the reverse oil and collage on masonite 61.0 by 91.4 cm. 24 by 36 in.
Sotheby's
May. 27, 2010
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (1933-) CANADIAN BABY
Est: $75 - $125
DENNIS EUGENE NORMAN BURTON (1933-) CANADIAN BABY SKETCHES; PENCIL, DATED 7/13/63 Sight 11.5" x 17" - 29.2 x 43.2 cm.
Waddington's
Mar. 25, 2010
DENNIS BURTON SECRETARY'S PANTIE - HOSE GIRDLE,
Est: $500 - $700
DENNIS BURTON SECRETARY'S PANTIE - HOSE GIRDLE, pencil; signed and dated 3/21/65 15 ins x 13 1/4 ins; 37.5 cms x 33.1 cms
Waddington's
Nov. 30, 2009
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton (Canadian, born 1933) Never
Est: CAD5,000 - CAD7,000
Never signed and dated 'DENNIS BURTON 10.2.62' (lower right) signed, titled and dated on the stretcher on the reverse oil on canvas 101 x 101cm (39 3/4 x 39 3/4in).
Bonhams
Mar. 26, 2009
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on board Unknown Lake 48 x 48 inches 121.9 x 121.9 centimeters signed and dated 1960 and on verso signed, titled and dated Provenance:Private Collection, Olympia, Washington Exhibited:The Alberta Society of Artists, 1961 Winter (Open), Alberta, 1961 Please note: proceeds of this sale go to benefit the POSSCA (Patrons of South Sound Cultural Arts), which provides scholarships to students with talent in the arts.
Heffel
Nov. 19, 2008
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton 1933 - Canadian oil on board Cooks White, Instead of Orange, on a Tabletop Landscape " 48 x 48 inches 121.9 x 121.9 centimeters signed and dated twice and on verso signed, titled, dated December 28, 1960 and inscribed ""31 holes in surface, days in December"" Provenance:Palm Springs Desert Museum, California Private Collection, Ontario Exhibited:Vancouver Art Gallery, 13th Annual Contemporary Exhibition and Sale, organized by the Women's Auxiliary, March 4 - 19, 1961 Dennis Burton is one of the pivotal Canadian abstract artists of his generation. He had an affinity for lyrical Abstract Expressionism, and admired Willem de Kooning and Arshile Gorky for their mastery of colour, line and form to convey imagery. The title of the work, Cooks White, Instead of Orange, on a Tabletop Landscape contains the idea of text interplaying with visual imagery which gives insight into the colours used by the artist, the abstract idea of paint as it is applied to canvas and the dismissal of traditional landscape from his art.
Heffel