Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic

Canadian (1916 - 2007)

Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic's estimated art value is C$8,000 (*)

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From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic (1916-2007) was C$14,160 - paid for "Portrait of Pierre Elliott Trudeau" at Heffel in Vancouver on Wed, May 27, 2015.
ArtValue.ca has 24 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$25,000.

Born into the prominent Spencer family in Victoria (her grandfather's home became the site of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria), Myfanwy Pavelic became a portrait artist of renown. She was a member of Victoria's Limner Group, founded in her studio by Maxwell Bates. Some of Pavelic's subjects were well known - her portrait of violinist Yehudi Menuhin is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London. Former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau chose Pavelic to paint his official portrait, unveiled in the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa in 1984. Pavelic agreed to take the commission on condition that Trudeau would stay at her home on Vancouver Island. He consented, visiting after a skiing trip to Whistler with his sons, and she spent two days sketching him and studying his mannerisms and gestures while her friend Karl Spreitz took photographs. This strong yet reflective portrait is imbued with Trudeau's intelligence and charisma, and his relaxed stance communicates his self-confidence. Pavelic's rich colour palette - particularly the red background, echoed by the signature red rose in his lapel, amplifies the vitality of the painting.

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