Lot 1
Sophie Ryder (B. 1963), England
Minotaur with Hare
Located: University of British Columbia, Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Signature and date inscribed on the unique ceramic base
Media: galvanized wire and ceramic base Size: 330 x 229 x 109 cm (10 x 7.5 x 3.5 feet) Weight: 454 kg (1000 lbs)
Exhibited: City of Palm Desert Public Art Project (2004), Vancouver Open Spaces Project (2003) Kirkland International Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (2001)
Estimate: $180,000-220,000 USD
Lot 2
Khang Pham-New (B. 1968), Vietnam/Canada
Realm of Passion
Located: Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: Vietnamese granite Size: 292 x 122 x 168 cm (115 x 48 x 66 in) Weight: 3477 kg (8255 lbs)
Estimate: $180,000-220,000 USD
Lot 3
Khang Pham-New (B. 1968) Vietnam/Canada
Curvilinearity
Located: Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: Vietnamese granite Size: 239 x 144 x 130 cm (94 x 57 x 51in) Weight: 2721kg (6000 lbs)
Estimate: $150,000-180,000 USD
Lot 4
Emilie Brzezinski (B. 1933) Czech Republic / USA
Skyward Oaks
Located: Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Four treated Black Oak Trees - artist's initials 'EBB' carved at the base of each tree
Size: 42 x 132 x 97 cm (14.5 x 4 x 3 feet), 437 x 109 x 112 cm (x 4 x 3 feet), 429 x x 145 cm (x 4 x 3 feet), 442 x x cm (x 4 x 3 feet ) Weight: 762 kg, 500 kg (1600 lbs, 1100 lbs)
Estimate: $145,000-165,000 USD for single cast bronze tree
Skyward Oaks is a 4 piece composition that has the potential to be cast individually in bronze. The actual wood works are not for sale. An edition of 4 will be made of 1of the 4 oak trees in the installation. The oak tree that will be cast in bronze will be dependent upon the purchaser's choice, (i.e. the highest bidder). This will be the first bronze casting the artist has ever done for one of her wood sculptures.
Lot 5a
Bernar Venet (B. 1941) France
3 Arcs x 5
Located: Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel Size: 410 x 410 x 90 cm (161x x 35 in) Weight: 2722 kg (6000 lbs)
Estimate: $215,000-250,000 USD (Artist has given permission for sculptures to be sold separately)
Lot 5b
Bernar Venet (B. 1941) France
3 Arcs x 5
Located: Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel Size: 410 x 410 x 90 cm (161x x 35 in) Weight: 2722 kg (6000 lbs)
Estimate: $215,000-250,000 USD (Artist has given permission for sculptures to be sold separately)
Lot 5c
Bernar Venet (B. 1941) France
3 Arcs x 5
Located: Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel Size: 410 x 410 x 90 cm (161x x 35 in) Weight: 2722 kg (6000 lbs)
Estimate: $215,000-250,000 USD (Artist has given permission for sculptures to be sold separately)
Lot 6
Yoko Ono (B. 1933) Japan/USA
IMAGINE PEACE
Located: Multiple Pattison Outdoor locations on Fraser and 38th Ave, Boundary Rd and 11th Ave, Clark Rd and Georgia St, Hastings St. and Clark Dr, Powell and Victoria, in Vancouver.
An 183cm x 122 cm (6 x 4 feet ) transit shelter poster of IMAGINE PEACE has been made available in support of the 2005-2006 Vancouver Sculpture Biennale.
Estimate: $12,000 USD
Lot 9
Khang Pham-New (B. 1968) Vietnam/Canada
Escutcheon
Located: Thornton Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: Vietnamese granite Size: 183 x 128 x 124 cm (72 x 50 1/4 x 48 3/4 in) Weight: 1570 kg (3500 lbs)
Estimate: $85,000-95,000 USD
Lot 10
Bill Reid (1920-1998) Haida Gwaii / Canada
Dog Fish Woman, Bear Mother- signed base plate, edition three of nine
Located: Granville Island Long House Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media:bronze, black patina Size: 249 x 218 x 206 cm (98 x 86 x 81in) each Weight: 227 kg (500 lbs) each
Estimate: $750,00-850,000 USD
Bill Reid has the distinction of receiving the highest price ever paid for a Canadian work of art; ($3 million CDN), for the "Spirit of Haida Gwaii" (the Jade Canoe) installed at the Vancouver International Airport in 1995.
Lot 11
Michel Goulet (B. 1944) Canada
Echoes (2003), a set of 2 chairs
Located: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: stainless steel Size: 91.5 x 43 x 43 cm (3 x 1.4 x feet each) Weight: 25 lbs (46 kg)
Estimate: $18,000-24,000 USD
Lot 11a
Michel Goulet (B. 1944) Canada
Echoes (2003), a set of 10 chairs
Located: Sunset Beach, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: stainless steel Size: 91.5 x 43 x 43cm (3 x 1.4 x feet) Weight: 101lbs (46 kg)
Estimate: $85,000-100,000 USD
Provenance: Echoes installation beach site was personally chosen by the artist who installed the work for the Vancouver "Open Spaces" Project in 2003.
Lot 12
Bernar Venet (B. 1941) France
217.5 Arcs x 13
Located: Sunset Beach Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: corten steel Size: 353 x 447 x 300 cm (139 x 176 x 130 in) Weight: 5500 kg (12125 lbs)
Estimate: $375,000-450,000 USD
Lot 12a
Bernar Venet (B. 1941) France
217.5 degree Arc x 13 (maquette)
Media: rolled steel with patina Size: 61cm (24 in) height
Estimate: $28,000-32,000 USD
LOT 13a
Marcus Schaller (B. 1964) Germany
Figure in Circle x 3
Located: Huntingdon Meadows at English Bay, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel Size: 239 x 239 x 28 cm (94 x 94 x 11in) Weight: 420 kg (926 lbs for 3)
Estimate: $60,000-75,000 USD per sculpture (Artist has given permission for sculptures to be sold separately)
LOT 13b
Marcus Schaller (B. 1964) Germany
Figure in Circle x 3
Located: Huntingdon Meadows at English Bay, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel Size: 249 x 249 x 33 cm (98 x 98 x 13 in) Weight: 450 kg (926 lbs for 3)
Estimate: $60,000-75,000 USD per sculpture (Artist has given permission for sculptures to be sold separately)
LOT 13c
Marcus Schaller (B. 1964) Germany
Figure in Circle x 3
Located: Huntingdon Meadows at English Bay, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel Size: 254 x 254 x 25 cm (100 x x 10 in) Weight: 500 kg (926 lbs for 3)
Estimate: $60,000-75,000 USD per sculpture (Artist has given permission for sculptures to be sold separately)
Lot 14
Albert Paley (B. 1944) USA
Portal
Located: Mortan Park, Vancouver BC
Media: fabricated corten steel Size: 361x 259 x 914 cm (12 x 8.5 x 26 feet) Weight: 13,154 kg (29,000 lbs)
artist's signature stamped on base
Provenance: Portal was created specifically for the 2005-2006 Vancouver Sculpture Biennale and featured on pages 263-268 in Albert Paley: Sculpture published by Skira Press released October 2006.
Estimate: $450,000-525,000 USD
Lot 15
Dennis Oppenheim (B. 1938) USA
Engagement Rings
Located: English Bay Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: glass, steel, and aluminum Size: 640 x 853 cm (21x 28 feet) Weight: 1588 kg (3500 lbs)
Provenance: This version of Engagement Rings was commissioned specifically for the 2005-2006 Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale.
Estimate: $375,000-425,000 USD
Three Other Engagement Rings commissions have been made in various sizes and colour of glass: City of Helsinki, Finland (2004), City of Loeben, Austria (2003), Flatiron Building, New York City (1998).
Lot 16
Betty Gold (B. 1935) USA
Santa Monica III-B
Located: Devonian Park
Artist's initials 'BG' inscribed back panel bottom left
Media: steel, welded and painted yellow Size: 335 x 213 x 152 cm (x 18 x 5 feet) Weight: 462 kg (1020 lbs)
Estimate: $70,000-85,000 USD
Provenance: Created specifically for the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale in 2005. (The artist reserves the right to create an edition of 3).
Lot 16a
Betty Gold (B. 1935) USA
Majestad (maquette) edition 2 of 6
Media: Welded steel, powder coated Size: (36 x 14 x in)
Estimate: $20,000-28,000 USD
Lot 17
Heinz Aeschlimann (B. 1947) Switzerland
Composer (2005)
Located: Devonian Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: high graded stainless painted steel Size: 579 x 671x 732 cm (228 x 264 x 288 in) Weight:1302 kg (2870 lbs)
Estimate: $180,000-210,000 USD
Lot 17a
Heinz Aeschlimann (B. 1947) Switzerland
Maquette 1
Size: 28 cm x 16.5cm (11x 6.5 in)
Estimate: $18,000-22,000 USD
In the design process of Composer, Aeschlimann created 2 miniature models. The artist has made these 2 models available for auction in support of the Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale.
Lot 18
John Henry (B. 1943) USA
Jaguar
Located: Devonian Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: painted steel Size: 25000 cm (85 feet) height Weight: 27, 215 kg (60,000 lbs)
Estimate: $1,300,000-1,500,000 USD
Lot 18
John Henry (B. 1943) USA
Cyclone AP1 (maquette 93-20-A, signed JRH in metal)
Media: machined aluminum Size: 20 x 18 x 15 in
Estimate: $14,000-16,000 USD
Lot 19
Ju Ming (B. 1938)
Tai-Chi Single Whip
Located: Coal Harbor, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Signed Ju Ming on the bottom of the back left leg, edition eight of eight
Media: bronze Size: 213 x 276 x 109 cm (84 x x 43 in) Weight: 454 kg (1000 lbs)
Exhibited: Open Spaces, Vancouver, 2003-2004
Estimate: $600,000-750,000 USD
Lot 20
Sorel Etrog (B. 1933) Canada
King & Queen
Located: Harbour Green Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
edition two of three
Media: bronze Size: 305 x 183 x 287 cm (120 x 72 113 in) Weight 1814 kg (4000 lbs)
Estimate: $300,000-420,000 USD
This is the second edition of three. The first was sold to the City of Windsor Ontario, while the third has yet to be made.
Lot 20a
Sorel Etrog (B. 1933) Canada
King & Queen (maquette)
Media: bronze Size: 38 x 23.5 x 19.5 cm (15 x 9.25 x 7.75 in)
Estimate: $19,000-22,000 USD
Lot 21
Dennis Oppenheim (B. 1938) USA
Device to Root Out Evil
Located: Harbour Green, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: steel pipe, grating, clear and red Venetian glass, electric lights and concrete foundation, and base Size: 609 x 671x 274 cm (20 x 22 x 9 feet) Weight: 1588 kg (3500 lbs)
Estimate: $425,000-500,000 USD
Lot 21a
Dennis Oppenheim (B. 1938) USA
Device to Root Out Evil (Limited edition model, 1/3)
Media: acrylic and aluminum Size: 91x 91x 91cm (3 x 3 x 3 feet approximately)
Estimate: $35,000 - 45,000 USD
Lot 22
John Clement (B. 1969) USA
Kini's Playground
Located: Harbour Green Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Media: 8 inch painted tubular steel Size: 488 x 244 x 274 cm (192 x 96 x 108 in) Weight: 907 kg (2000 lbs)
Estimate: $75,000-90,000 USD
"Kini's Playground" was created for the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale
Lot 22a
John Clement (B. 1969) USA
Kini's Playground (maquette created specifically for the Biennale auction)
Media: painted tubular steel Size: work not completed at time of publication
Estimate: $22,000-30,000 USD
This work has been created specifically for the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale.
Lot 23
Sebastian Fleiter (B. 1971) Germany
Swans
Unique DVD installation/purchaser will receive original signed DVD
Located: City sidewalk at the Marine Building, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Estimate: $12,000-15,000 USD
Lot 24
Magdalena Abakanowicz (B. 1931) Poland
Vancouver Walking Figures (Two available)
Located: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Artist's initials M.A. signed on each figure
Media: cast Iron Size: 277 cm tall (9 feet) per figure Weight: 650 kg (1433 lbs) per figure
Estimate: $120,000-150,000 USD (each)
Each piece will be auctioned individually. The highest bidder for the first sculpture has the first right of refusal to purchase the second sculpture at the same price; otherwise the second sculpture will be auctioned separately. (i.e. if the highest bid for the first sculpture is $120,000 USD, the bidder may purchase the second sculpture for an additional $USD)
Lot 24a
Magdalena Abakanowicz (B. 1931) Poland
Vancouver Walking Figures (Group of Sixteen)
Located: Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Artist's initials M.A. signed on each figure
Media: cast Iron Size: 277 cm tall (9 feet) per figure Weight: 650 kg (1433 lbs) per figure
Estimate: $1,600,000-2,200,000 USD (for 16)