Peniches et Pont Neuf Paris
13.97 cms x 1,809.75 cms x 38.1 cms (5.5 ins x 712.5 ins x 5.5 ins)
Signed lower right, editioned lower left, title lower right in plate, date lower left in plate
printed in 1934
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan and Canadian Art" held on Sun, Jun 2, 2024.
Lot 313
Lot 313
Estimate: CAD $150 - $180
Realised: CAD $188
Realised: CAD $188
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Caroline Helena Armington was born in 1875 in Brampton, Ontario. She studied with portrait artist J.W.L. Forster. In 1900 she travelled to Europe and there married artist Frank Armington. They returned to Canada from 1901 but moved to Paris in 1905 to study at the Academy de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Julian. From 1914 to 1918 Caroline Armington worked as a nurse in the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris. Armington specialized in printmaking, and her etching can be found in many important collection, including the British Museum, New York Public Library, National Gallery of Canada, National Gallery of Art (Washington), the Musee de Petit Palais (Paris) and the Glenbow Museum (Calgary). Caroline Armington died in 1939 in New York.
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.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.