Douglas Allan Fales (1929) - Oat Stacks

Oat Stacks

pastel on paper
38.1 cms x 48.26 cms (15 ins x 19 ins)
Signed and dated lower left, titled on label verso, framed
made in 1992
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian and International Art" held on Sat, Nov 20, 2021.
Lot 147
Estimate: CAD $180 - $250
Realised: CAD $129

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Being sold on behalf of the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum with 90% of the hammer price going to the charity.
Notes:
Douglas A. Fales was born during 1929 in Montreal, Quebec. He is known for his portraits, landscape and cityscape paintings of Montreal. Fales had his first exhibition in 1943 in Verdun, Quebec, where he grew up. He studied portraiture for 4 years under R.C.A. portraitist, Adam Sherriff Scott (1943-1947), and studied life drawing with R.C.A. Arthur Lismer at the Montreal Museum of Art (1946-1949). He worked as a commercial artist creating newspaper ads for Morgan's department store until 1964.
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.
Oat Stacks by artist Douglas Allan Fales