Artist Les Thomas
Title Grizzly #313
Media encaustic on wood board
Size 48 x 48 in. / 121.9 x 121.9 cm.
Sold $6,000
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Notes
unsigned; bears artist's name and title on label verso; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
Canada House Gallery, Banff, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Biographical Information
Les Thomas ~ [b.1962] Canadian
Thomas obtained his MFA from the University of Calgary in 1998 after doing post graduate studies at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London, England. His trademark works often include images of animals and are created with an encaustic technique.
For detailed biographical information see the artist's listing at Visions West Contemporary and an article at Galleries West; see also Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 60, Westbridge Pub., 2003