JOSEPH PLASKETT: REFLECTIONS

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Joseph Plaskett, "Pots on Octagonal Table (4)," nd

oil on canvas, framed, 28.5" x 39"

Opening Receptions: Saturday, September 30th from 2-4PM

Bau-Xi Vancouver and Toronto are honoured to announce concurrent exhibitions of never-before exhibited paintings from the estate of Joseph Plaskett, running Sept 30 through October 11th, 2017. The exhibition will debut 14 paintings newly released from the estate to mark the occasion. 

Eschewing modernist abstraction, Joseph Plaskett became known for his ability to capture the charm of every day domestic life: flowers bought from the market, fruit and gourds neatly arranged or toppling across tables, the interior of a simple kitchen cabinet, or the view outside his Suffolk home window. Each canvas expresses a warm humanity, and reveals the artist’s mastery of light, form, and colour.

Plaskett passed away on September 21, 2014 at his home in England at the age of 96, and is remembered for his contribution to the canon of Canadian art history. We look forward to sharing this special collection of works with admirers and collectors.

ABOUT THE ARTISTBorn in 1918 in New Westminster, BC, Joseph Plaskett studied fine art in Banff, San Francisco, New York, London, and Paris, where he resided for many years. Since the 1940s, the artist has held more than 65 solo and group exhibitions, seeing work acquired for major private, corporate, and public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Vancouver Art Gallery. In 2001, he was awarded The Order of Canada for Excellence in the Field of Visual Art. Plaskett has exhibited with Bau-Xi Gallery since 1973.