Antarctica from Above
106.7 cms x 152.4 cms (42 ins x 60 ins)
Signed and on verso titled and titled and dated 1991 on the gallery label and inscribed "910420"
made in 1991
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Important Corporate Collection - HO2 Online auction" held on Tue, May 18, 2021.
Lot h021
Lot h021
Estimate: CAD $25,000 - $35,000
Realised: CAD $193,250
Realised: CAD $193,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto
Important Corporate Collection
Exhibitions:
Doris McCarthy Gallery, Scarborough, co-presented with the University of Toronto Art Centre, Doris McCarthy: Roughing It in the Bush, June 19 - July 24, 2010
Notes:
Throughout her 42 year-long career as an art teacher, Doris McCarthy traveled extensively within Canada and beyond. In the years following her retirement in 1972, McCarthy embarked on annual trips to the Arctic, which she would continue until she was 94. Her polar explorations sparked her enduring passion for remote landscapes. In Antarctica from Above, a group of sculptural landforms and icebergs are silhouetted against a wash of soft sunlight and a fluid palette of violet, orange and glacial blues. McCarthy’s aerial composition deftly captures the sublime and atmospheric qualities of the Antarctic and its surrounding waters, and is a striking example of her later work.
The Buyer is hereby advised to read fully the Terms and Conditions of Business and Catalogue Terms, including our Important Corporate Collection HO2 Sale Notice and any Addendum or Erratum specific to the Important Corporate Collection HO2 auction.
Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto
Important Corporate Collection
Exhibitions:
Doris McCarthy Gallery, Scarborough, co-presented with the University of Toronto Art Centre, Doris McCarthy: Roughing It in the Bush, June 19 - July 24, 2010
Notes:
Throughout her 42 year-long career as an art teacher, Doris McCarthy traveled extensively within Canada and beyond. In the years following her retirement in 1972, McCarthy embarked on annual trips to the Arctic, which she would continue until she was 94. Her polar explorations sparked her enduring passion for remote landscapes. In Antarctica from Above, a group of sculptural landforms and icebergs are silhouetted against a wash of soft sunlight and a fluid palette of violet, orange and glacial blues. McCarthy’s aerial composition deftly captures the sublime and atmospheric qualities of the Antarctic and its surrounding waters, and is a striking example of her later work.
The Buyer is hereby advised to read fully the Terms and Conditions of Business and Catalogue Terms, including our Important Corporate Collection HO2 Sale Notice and any Addendum or Erratum specific to the Important Corporate Collection HO2 auction.
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 Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.