Marcus Bowcott
Break Through, 1986
Etching on handmade rag paper
16 × 20 in / 21 × 28 in (handmade rag paper)
Signed and numbered, Edition of 40
Produced by New Leaf Editions
$800 CAD (Unframed)
In 1986, the Canadian Men's National Team qualified for their first-ever FIFA World Cup. To commemorate the historic achievement, New Leaf Editions commissioned four celebrated Canadian artists: Marcus Bowcott, Doug Biden, Gordon Smith, and Arnold Shives, to produce an exclusive limited edition etching series. The resulting works were significant enough to be included in Team Canada's official collection.
Break Through captures the defining moment in red, white, and blue: a ball bursting through the net in Canada's colours, frozen at the instant of arrival. The hand-drawn quality of the etching gives the work an energy and immediacy that no photograph could replicate, a fitting tribute to a moment that changed Canadian soccer forever.
Now, with the FIFA World Cup returning to Vancouver in 2026, this piece carries renewed resonance for collectors of Canadian art and sports history alike.
Only 14 of the original edition of 40 remain, all in excellent condition.
Marcus Bowcott
Break Through, 1986
Etching on handmade rag paper
16 × 20 in / 21 × 28 in (handmade rag paper)
Signed and numbered, Edition of 40
Produced by New Leaf Editions
$800 CAD (Unframed)
In 1986, the Canadian Men's National Team qualified for their first-ever FIFA World Cup. To commemorate the historic achievement, New Leaf Editions commissioned four celebrated Canadian artists: Marcus Bowcott, Doug Biden, Gordon Smith, and Arnold Shives, to produce an exclusive limited edition etching series. The resulting works were significant enough to be included in Team Canada's official collection.
Break Through captures the defining moment in red, white, and blue: a ball bursting through the net in Canada's colours, frozen at the instant of arrival. The hand-drawn quality of the etching gives the work an energy and immediacy that no photograph could replicate, a fitting tribute to a moment that changed Canadian soccer forever.
Now, with the FIFA World Cup returning to Vancouver in 2026, this piece carries renewed resonance for collectors of Canadian art and sports history alike.
Only 14 of the original edition of 40 remain, all in excellent condition.
