Carole Down - Red Poinsettia

Red Poinsettia

watercolour on rag paper
27.94 cms x 3,853.18 cms x 53.34 cms (11 ins x 1,517 ins x 11 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, titled on artist card verso
made in 1995
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "The Affordable Art Auction" held on Sun, Dec 3, 2023.
Lot 254
Estimate: CAD $200 - $250
Realised: CAD $188

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Original artist card attached indicating a 1995 price of $250. Being sold on behalf of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina with 90% of the winning bid going to this Saskatchewan charity.
Notes:
Carole E. Down was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was raised mostly in Toronto, Ontario. Since moving to Regina, Saskatchewan in the early 1980s, Down has studied with such notable Saskatchewan artists as Donna Kreikle, Michael Lonechild, Bob Millard, Ward Schell, Beth Gaffney, Vern Reese and Catherine Macaulay. And she has been a member of the Brushworks Art Guild (Regina).
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
Red Poinsettia by artist Carole Down