*Robert Young (Canadian, b.1938) 'DOWN AT FIRST STREET BRIDGE', 1972 Screenprint, artist's proof, signed and inscribed with title in pencil 48 x 51.5cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
ROBERT YOUNG (1938 - )TEA CHEST WITH TRAVELLER AND MODERN ARTOIL ON CANVAS; SIGNED AND DATED 87; TITLED VERSO60" x 50" - 152.4 x 127 cm.Provenance:Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, ABNote:ROBERT YOUNG (1938 - )One of the most respected artists working in Canada today, Robert John Young was born in Vancouver, BC in 1938 and grew up in Burnaby. He enrolled in Science at the University of British Columbia with hopes of a degree in Forestry, but after the first year, he took a brief hiatus, travelled to Europe and upon his return, enrolled in the faculty of Fine Arts. He received his Bachelor of Arts Honours, Art History in 1962, a Certificate of Merit in 1964 from The City and Guilds of London School of Art, followed by an Advanced Diploma in Graphics from The Vancouver School of Art in 1966. He never looked back.Young has a long and illustrious exhibition history with more than 25 solo exhibitions throughout his career. In 1974 The Vancouver Art Gallery mounted a Robert Young retrospective. Other of his solo exhibitions include 'Robert Young: Ten Years' which was held at The Charles H. Scott Gallery in 1984, 'Robert Young: Quotidian View' at The Burnaby Art gallery in 2009, and Lacunarian Picturing at Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, in 2011. His work is included in numerous private and public collections across Canada and in England including the Tate, in London, England, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Many of his works have also been collected by Elton John. Young also shared his love of art, having taught art and art history at the University of British Columbia for 16 years as Associate Professor in the faculty of Fine Arts. Young lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.Selected Corporate, Private and Public CollectionsArt Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BCArt Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ONBanff School of Fine Arts School of Fine Arts, Banff, ABBank of Nova ScotiaBeaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NBBell CanadaBurnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BCCanada Council Art BankCanadian Broadcasting CorporationCity of Vancouver CollectionClaridge Collection, Montreal, QCConfederation Art Centre, Charlottetown, PEIDe Beers Consolidated MinesElton John CollectionEsso ResourcesFirst City Finance CollectionGlenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, ABImperial Oil CollectionLondon Borough of CamdenMississauga LibraryMontreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, QCNational Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ONNickle Arts Museum, Calgary, ABPenticton Art GalleryProvincial Government of British Columbia Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BCTate Gallery, London, EnglandToronto Dominion Bank University of Alberta University of British ColumbiaUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of GuelphUniversity of VictoriaVancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BCWinnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MBSelected Solo Exhibitions2015A Corner Reserved, Odon Wagner Gallery, Toronto, ON2011Lacunarian Picturing, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC2009Robert Young: Quotidian View, Burnaby Art Gallery, BC2008Robert Young, Acclaimed Canadian Artist, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC2007Strange Coquetry, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.2003Absolute Signal, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC2001Florilegium, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB2000Florilegium, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1998Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, ABScenes From An Inclined Plane, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1996House Spirits, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB1994Tart and Related Works, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1993In My Small Pavilion, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1992To Maintain Absurdity and Foster Ineptitude, Simon Fraser University Teck Gallery, Vancouver, BC1992Robert Young: Prints, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB1991Works on Paper, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1990The Affair: Plein Air & Contrapposto, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB1989Works on Paper, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BCRobert Young, The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC1987-88 The Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB1984Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC Drawings.Robert Young: Ten Years, The Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver, BC 1982Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON Mira Godard Gallery, Calgary, ABRedfern Gallery, London, England1981Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BCConfederation Art Centre, Charlottetown1980Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, BC1979Redfern Gallery, London, England1978Art Gallery of Southern Alberta, Lethbridge, AB1977Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCMarlborough-Godard Gallery, Montreal, QCGlenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, AB1976Marlborough-Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris, FranceRedfern Gallery, London, England1973Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BCRedfern Gallery, London, England1971Canada House, London, EnglandRedfern Gallery, London, England1970Jaffa Gallery, Doncaster, EnglandSelected Two- or Three-Person Exhibitions1988Complex Objects, Simple Forms, The Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art & Design. Vancouver, BC1987Vancouver, PS 122, New York1985 Printsuites, Ron Eckert and Robert Young, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1979Art Core, Vancouver, BC (4-page catalogue and illustrations)1979Pumps, Vancouver, BC1971Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, England1970Kingston Art Gallery, Kingston-Upon-Thames, England1970Morley College Gallery, London, EnglandSelected Group Exhibitions2012 Lights Out: Canadian Painting In The Sixties, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC2006-07 Paint, The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC2006Malaspina Printmakers at the Architectural Institute of BC, Vancouver, BCNew Directions in Printmaking, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC2005Prior Editions: 10 Years of Canadian Printmaking, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC2003Outside & In: towards a Culture of Place, Artists For Kids Gallery, North Vancouver, BC2001Prints from Canada's Pacific Province, Dublin, Ireland.1998Sightlines, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB1996Suncor Collects, Muttart Public Art Gallery, AB1995Hidden Values: Western Corporations Collect, Edmonton Art Gallery , ABWorks on Paper, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1994Works on Paper, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC1993Malaspina Printmakers Annual Member's Show, Vancouver, BCArtropolis, Vancouver, BC (catalogue and illustrations, p. 148) Prints, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BCDrawings, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BCWorking Documents: Vancouver Drawings, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, BC1992Drawings, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, ABMalaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BC1991Invited to: 20th International of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.Celebration of Sound - The Art of Jazz, Community Arts Council of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC1990North of the Border; Contemporary Vancouver Art, Whatcom Museum of History of Art, Bellingham, Washington.U.S.A.1989Ken Webb: Prints By/Printed By, Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, AB Travelling Exhibition.Invited to: 18th International of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.Printshops of Canada, MacDonald Steward Art Centre and 9 other centres, 1987 through 19891988Contemporary '88 Calgary, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Olympic Arts Festival, Calgary, ABDrawing, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB Canadian Prints, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC1987Tactile Values, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC1986Ten Years Later, The Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC Dog Days, Pitt International Galleries, Vancouver, BCMaking History, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC1985Malaspina Printmakers 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BCThe Malaspina Print Society 10-year Retrospective, Burnaby Art Gallery, BC1984Contemporary Canadian Printmakers, Queensland Art Gallery, Australia(travelling for two years under the auspices of the Print Council of Australia)1983Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members' Show, Vancouver, BC Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BCThe Hand Holding the Brush, London Regional Art GalleryThe October Show, Vancouver, BCVancouver Art and Artists, 1931-1983", the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC1982 Canadian Art in Britain Canada House, London, EnglandPrintmakers '82, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (catalogue, illustrations p.11).1981Realism: Structure and Illusion, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ONBC Currents, Sarnia, ONT. ( catalogue, p.19).Graphex 8, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ONT. (catalogue, p.55).Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BCOn Canvas, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, BC1980Selected Prints: Aspects of Canadian Printmaking, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, University Art Gallery and Museum, University of Alberta Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BC1979 Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BC1978Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BCCanadian Video Open, Calgary, AB (catalogue).1977 Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BCRedfern Gallery, London, England, Summer ExhibitionFrom This Point of View, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC (catalogue, p.41).1976Malaspina Printmakers Annual Members Show, Vancouver, BCCurrent Pursuits, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC1975Realismus und Realitat, Darmstadt, Germany (catalogue and illustrations p. 242).Current Energies, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, QUE. (catalogue).1973Redfern Gallery, London, England, Summer Exhibition .Bradford Print Biennale, Bradford, England (catalogue). The First British International Drawing Biennale, Middlesborough, EnglandRedfern Gallery, London, England, Summer Exhibition .1972Realism: Emulsion and Omission, Queen University, Kingston, ONRedfern Gallery, London, England, Summer Exhibition.Sculpture at Surrey University, England1971Redfern Gallery, London, England, Summer Exhibition.1970Redfern Gallery, London, England, Summer Exhibition.1969Redfern Gallery, London, England, Summer Exhibition.Selected LinksCanadian Art DatabaseRobert Young at Winchester Gallerries Modern - You Tube
ROBERT YOUNGFURNISHED ACCOMODATION (SIC) NO. 1acrylic on canvassigned and titled on the reverse; dated 1971 on gallery label on the stretcher 64 ins x 62 ins; 162.6 cms x 157.5 cms Provenance:The Redfern Gallery Ltd., London, UKPrivate Collection, QuebecExhibited:Robert Young, The Vancouver Art Gallery, March 6-13, 1974.Estimate: $2,500-3,000
