Lot 26: Alexander Colville 1920 - Canadian silkscreen Bridge and Raven

Alexander Colville 1920 - Canadian silkscreen Bridge and Raven
13 1/4 x 19 inches 33.7 x 48.3 centimeters signed, editioned 49/70 and dated 1993 and on verso titled and dated on a label Literature:Philip Fry, Alex Colville, Paintings, Prints and Processes 1983 - 1994, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, page 68, reproduced page 169 Provenance:Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Vancouver Philip Fry writes, "the bridge.....becomes the stable axis in a crossing of ways punctuated by the swift, vibrant presence of the raven.....the bridge is an intersection, a place of change. Here, laden with the crafty knowledge and wisdom of its species, the raven erupts into view, announcing as it has from time immemorial the perplexing but inevitable task of humankind: to achieve freedom by choosing fate."