Lawren Stewart Harris

LAKE SUPERIOR PAINTING

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LAWREN STEWART HARRIS

LAKE SUPERIOR PAINTING

signed and titled on a label on the stretcher
40 ins x 50 ins; 101.6 cms x 127 cms


May 26, 2014

Estimate $2,500,000-$3,500,000

Realised: $2,478,000

infinite space and supernatural light

Lake Superior Painting embodies the two important characteristics of this period of Harris’ production that are powerfully rendered here: infinite space and supernatural light.

The radiating bands of light symbolize high intellect, a kind of divine intelligence and space is synonymous with consciousness.


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WATERTOWER, CIRCA 1919

inscribed “On Algoma Central Railroad Box Car Trip”
10.5 ins x 14 ins; 26.7 cms x 35.6 cms


November 19, 2018

Estimate $125,000-$175,000

Realised: $144,000

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