TONY SCHERMAN "EAGLE" SILKSCREEN, 2012Tony Scherman (1950 2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work, typically executed in encaustic, a mix of wax and oil (one of the most difficult mediums to work in). Scherman frequently alludes to the grandeur of past centuries, both in his subject matter and his technique of painting with encaustic. The artist is continuing a tradition, of working with this material, that has been

museum display and interiors have been recurring and essential elements of Tod’s oeuvre

people of color

the AGO and LACMA

"One Pistol" stems from the "Knives and Guns" era

the United States

Playful and prescient “Inflatable Flower & Bunny” gives a taste of the large scale

and Minimalism

Jim Dine was one of the key artists who defined American Pop Art in the 1960s

"Birth Tear/Tear" is associated with Chicago's "Birth Project

Charles Pachter's iconic and celebrated series the Painter Flag was created in the early 1980s

Another significant force of General Idea's practice was their contribution to the discourse around LGBT identity in the 1970's and beyond

such as Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski