Emily Carr in her Studio (Sunshine and Tumult in the background)
35.6 cms x 27.9 cms (14 ins x 11 ins)
On verso stamped public works canada on the national gallery of canada label and with mortimer-lamb's address
printed in 1939
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "November 2021 Online auction" held on Thu, Nov 25, 2021.
Lot 0310
Lot 0310
Estimate: CAD $600 - $800
Realised: CAD $5,938
Realised: CAD $5,938
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Nephew of Harold Mortimer-Lamb
Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 2000
Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, date unknown, label on verso
Notes:
Harold Mortimer-Lamb was a multi-faceted individual and important member of the Canadian art world in the 20th century. He was a professional mining engineer and journalist - however, he is best known for his photography and involvement with the Group of Seven and the Vancouver art scene. He was also a painter himself, and his daughter was well-known artist Molly Lamb Bobak.
Emily Carr in her Studio (Sunshine and Tumult in the background) is a celebrated image of Emily Carr. This work is circa 1939, a period when Carr’s work was reaching great national and international acclaim, although her personal health was declining. Photographs of Carr are rare, and this well-known image displays Carr confident and relaxed at her Victoria studio.
Nephew of Harold Mortimer-Lamb
Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 2000
Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, date unknown, label on verso
Notes:
Harold Mortimer-Lamb was a multi-faceted individual and important member of the Canadian art world in the 20th century. He was a professional mining engineer and journalist - however, he is best known for his photography and involvement with the Group of Seven and the Vancouver art scene. He was also a painter himself, and his daughter was well-known artist Molly Lamb Bobak.
Emily Carr in her Studio (Sunshine and Tumult in the background) is a celebrated image of Emily Carr. This work is circa 1939, a period when Carr’s work was reaching great national and international acclaim, although her personal health was declining. Photographs of Carr are rare, and this well-known image displays Carr confident and relaxed at her Victoria studio.
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.