Winter in the Laurentians
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Holiday Charm (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Dec 14, 2021.
Lot 38889
Lot 38889
Realised: CAD $5,040
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal
Canadian Fine Arts, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1877, Berthe Des Clayes studied at the Bushey School of Art in England. She later attended the Academie Julian, in Paris. She returned to Britain and lived for a short time in London before moving to Canada with her sister, Gertrude, in 1912. Their younger sister, Alice, also an artist, joined them two years later. They settled in Montreal, setting up a studio in Beaver Hall Square, a favourite haunt for artists and architects. Berthe travelled around England and France after the First World War. Throughout her life, she divided her time between England and Montreal and died in Devon, England in 1968.
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal
Canadian Fine Arts, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1877, Berthe Des Clayes studied at the Bushey School of Art in England. She later attended the Academie Julian, in Paris. She returned to Britain and lived for a short time in London before moving to Canada with her sister, Gertrude, in 1912. Their younger sister, Alice, also an artist, joined them two years later. They settled in Montreal, setting up a studio in Beaver Hall Square, a favourite haunt for artists and architects. Berthe travelled around England and France after the First World War. Throughout her life, she divided her time between England and Montreal and died in Devon, England in 1968.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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