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Lot 25: Orville Fisher (1911 - 1999)

Est: $1,500 CAD - $2,000 CADPassed
4th Meridian Fine ArtPenticton, BC, CAOctober 03, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Born in Vancouver in 1911, Fisher studied at the Vancouver School of Art under painter Fred Varley. After graduation he formed an artistic partnership with fellow Vancouver artists, E.J. Hughes and Paul Goranson. Together, they completed murals for the Malaspina Hotel in Nanaimo and for the B.C. Pavilion at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Fisher joined as a private in the Royal Canadian Engineers. However, after realizing his artistic talents, Fisher was transferred to officer training and made an official war artist. On June 6th, 1944, Fisher was the only Allied war artist to take part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. He sketched 246 images in theatre that he later turned into a powerful series of oil paintings and watercolours. The series is now housed in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. After the war, Fisher returned to Vancouver where he began a teaching career at the Vancouver School of Art and continued his work as a muralist, graphic artist, and painter. however, it was the work he completed during and after the war years that is his most enduring. Fisher died in July 1999 at 88 years old in Langley, B.C. Selected Collections Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC The Feckless Collection, Vancouver, BC The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, ON

Artist or Maker

Medium

woodblock print

Date

1939

Exhibited

Orville Fisher

Notes

Signed, titled and dated along the bottom edge of the image.

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: MasterCard, Paypal, Visa

Shipping

At 4th meridian, we are pleased to provide clients with packing and shipping. All packing and shipping is done in house at the expense of the purchaser, ie. you. If you are the successful bidder on one or more lot(s), you will receive email notification as such. Please contact us regarding your packing and shipping preferences.

Auction Details

Canadian & International Fine Works of Art

by
4th Meridian Fine Art
October 03, 2019, 07:00 PM PST

104-1475 Fairview Rd, Penticton, BC, V2A 7W5, CA

Terms

Buyer's Premium

20.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$99$5
$100$499$10
$500+$25

Extended Bidding

5 minutes/bid

Terms and Conditions

1. The total purchase price of each lot shall include the successful hammer price of the lot together with a buyer's premium of 20% on top of the hammer price.

2. A Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 5% and 7% Provincial Sales Tax (PST) will be charged on the hammer price and buyer's premium for B.C. residents. Goods shipped out of province are taxed at the local rate for the recipient.

3. Although 4th Meridian's online auctions takes great care and diligence in cataloguing of lots offered for auction, all property is sold "as is" and neither we nor our consignors or agents make any warranties or representations as to the correctness of the catalogue entry or other descriptions contained therein, of the physical conditions, size, authenticity, or quality. Prospective bidders should inspect the property before bidding to determine the condition, size, and whether the purchaser acquires any reproduction rights in the property.

4. Notwithstanding the preceding condition, if the purchaser can provide, within 14 days of the sale of any lot, written opinion from at least two recognized and acknowledged experts or authorities that the said lot was incorrectly described, and if the purchaser returns the said lot within 14 days after such notice in the same condition as sold, we, as agent for the consignor, will rescind the sale and refund the purchase price.

5. We reserve the right to withdraw any property, catalogued or otherwise, up to, and including the moment of sale.

6. We reserve the right to reject any bid. The highest bidder at automatic close of auction will be the Buyer. In the event of a dispute between bidders, or in the event of doubt on the part of 4th Meridian's online auctions as to the validity of any bid, 4th Meridian's online auctions will have the final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the article in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale has been concluded, 4th Meridian's online auction sale record is conclusive.

7. With the close of the auction time limit, title to the lot being offered will pass to the highest bidder number, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The successful bidder thereupon will pay the full purchase price plus buyer's premium (20%) plus GST plus PST and assume full risk and responsibility for the said lot. At no time will 4th Meridian, nor its employees nor agents, be liable for any loss or damage of any kind whether caused by negligence or otherwise. All property must be removed by the purchaser at his or her expense no later than five business days following its sale unless arrangements are made directly with 4th Meridian's online auction representatives.

8. Payment in full must be made within 48 hours of the sale. Credit cards will be charged after approval of final amount, or sale can be finalized by Visa, or Mastercard, unless other arrangements have been made with 4th Meridian's online auction prior to the sale.

9. All currency figures are in Canadian dollars.

Shipping Terms

At 4th meridian, we are pleased to provide clients with packing and shipping. All packing and shipping is done in house at the expense of the purchaser, ie. you. If you are the successful bidder on one or more lot(s), you will receive email notification as such. Please contact us regarding your packing and shipping preferences.

Shipping Terms

At 4th meridian, we are pleased to provide clients with packing and shipping. All packing and shipping is done in house at the expense of the purchaser, ie. you. If you are the successful bidder on one or more lot(s), you will receive email notification as such. Please contact us regarding your packing and shipping preferences.