Future art gallery Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon Foundation patrons Frank and Ellen Remey presented a collection of Picasso linocuts, which can be considered the world's largest

Ellen Remey against Picasso linocuts, donated her Art Gallery of Saskatchewan
Source: thestarphoenix.com

Future Art Gallery of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon gave the largest collection of linocuts by Picasso. Canadian fund philanthropists Frank and Ellen Remey gave gallery which tentatively will be built by 2015, 405 prints - complete linocuts, proofs and working sketches. Impression 212 workers, and finished linocut - 193 of 197 famous works by Picasso in this technique. This is the most complete and perhaps the best collection of linocuts by Picasso in the world (for comparison: a collection of linocuts by Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum is half). Donated collection is estimated at 20 million dollars.

Pablo Picasso linocut worked from 1951 to 1966. The gift gallery collection Saskatchewan native has collected these places Frederick Mulder (Frederick Mulder), the last four years working in the London art dealer. For ten years he enthusiastically collected linocuts by Picasso. To do this, Mulder got in touch with the publishers, print, printmaking artist and his family. The core of the collection was formed in the early 2000s, and when the dealer decided to sell it for this unique opportunity seized Canadian Maecenas Ellen Remey. She felt that she had found something truly unique. Several months dreams of Picasso haunted her. "Picasso was a new man in my life" - says Remey in an interview. Mulder had a meeting and the other bidder, a collector, who wanted to build a collection of separate museum. However, a competitor had financial difficulties, and as a result all the same prize went to Remey, formalize a deal with Mulder this summer.

Collection Picasso will be the third floor of the Art Gallery of the future of Saskatchewan. Earlier, in 2011, the couple Remey made a donation of $ 30 million for the construction of the gallery building and its current needs for the next 30 years. The gallery will be named after its founder and major sponsors.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : cbc.ca , mendel.ca , thestarphoenix.com , artinvestment.ru