Moose Jaw, 1928
16 cms x 18 cms (6.3 ins x 7.09 ins)
Signed with artist stamp verso, signed authentication by the artist's family verso
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan and Canadian Art" held on Sun, Oct 27, 2024.
Lot 2
Lot 2
Estimate: CAD $400 - $500
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Artist stamp verso, and handwitten note verso by Les Pragnell, brother of the artist, stating 'Authenticated herewith as the original watercolour of Bart Pragnell' followed by signature of Les Pragnell. Also noted verso, 'Moose Jaw, about 1928' signed by Les Pragnell.
Notes:
SKNAC bio: Bartley Pragnell was born in 1907 in Caron, Saskatchewan. He studied the Winnipeg School of Art under artist L. L. FitzGerald, then taught fine and applied art at Moose Jaws Technical High School and became Director of Art Studies and Curriculum for Moose Jaw Schools. During WWII, Pragnell served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII, and following the war, studied at the Montreal Artists' School, then summer sessions at the Chicago Art Institute and with American artist Hans Hoffman in New York. In 1949 he became Principal at the Winnipeg School of Art and in 1951 was appointed Professor of Art at Goddard College in Vermont. In 1959 he returned to Canada as a lecturer in art in Lethbridge, Alberta, before moving to Edmonton, Alberta to become a Professor of Art at the University of Alberta from 1963 until his death in 1966.
Artist stamp verso, and handwitten note verso by Les Pragnell, brother of the artist, stating 'Authenticated herewith as the original watercolour of Bart Pragnell' followed by signature of Les Pragnell. Also noted verso, 'Moose Jaw, about 1928' signed by Les Pragnell.
Notes:
SKNAC bio: Bartley Pragnell was born in 1907 in Caron, Saskatchewan. He studied the Winnipeg School of Art under artist L. L. FitzGerald, then taught fine and applied art at Moose Jaws Technical High School and became Director of Art Studies and Curriculum for Moose Jaw Schools. During WWII, Pragnell served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII, and following the war, studied at the Montreal Artists' School, then summer sessions at the Chicago Art Institute and with American artist Hans Hoffman in New York. In 1949 he became Principal at the Winnipeg School of Art and in 1951 was appointed Professor of Art at Goddard College in Vermont. In 1959 he returned to Canada as a lecturer in art in Lethbridge, Alberta, before moving to Edmonton, Alberta to become a Professor of Art at the University of Alberta from 1963 until his death in 1966.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.