TONY SCHERMAN "M.D. PRIEST AS MUMMY JOCASTA" 2002Tony Scherman (1950 2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is internationally renowned for his work 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 the technique of encaustic painting. The artist is continuing a tradition, of working with this material, that has been propelled through art

and Vladimir Lenin

Over the course of 25 years

Mixed media on paper

this woman seems to convey both a sense of misspent youth and the dangers of unplanned pregnancy-she simultaneously inhabits the roles of a teenager and an older woman

serving as an intimate example of his signature (now reimagined) motif

daring viewers to follow along

Caviar20 is excited to be offering the "Volumetric Model of the Great Lakes" sculpture and is looking forward to future activity and contributions from Joy Charbonneau - a design talent to follow and collect

In this untitled drawing (aka "Shelly") we find two strange characters in a domestic setting

Influenced by his time as an architect

The subject dozes in a banquet with his hat tipped down

The figure's hands are fantastically intertwined

A perfect graphic version of a Canadian landscape