TONY SCHERMAN “BANQUO'S FUNERAL" 1996Tony Scherman (1950 2023) is one of Canada's the most distinctive artists. He is renowned internationally for his encaustic paintings, a notoriously difficult medium to work in. Scherman's allusions to both world and art history, are constants throughout his oeuvre. While his moody palette and sumptuous portraits (whether contemporary, historical or allegorical) reference a range of masters, his works remain visceral and contemporary. Throughout his

This facilitated capturing the most shocking moments as a first-responder/journalist

"Vestido Eterno" is exemplary this era

In the early 1960's

Signed in syllabics and stamped with the Dorset Fine Arts blindstamp

with printer's blindstamp

Ink and watercolor on paper

which could either be from a vessel or architecture

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

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"By the Lake"

famous for zeroing in on how a variety of spectators could react to the same event or situation

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