Nude on Sofa
14.6 cms x 18.39 cms (5.75 ins x 7.25 ins)
Signed lower left
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Jan 23, 2024.
Lot 45171
Lot 45171
Estimate: CAD $500 - $700
Realised: CAD $1,320
Realised: CAD $1,320
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Morris Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, South Carolina
Notes:
Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh A. MacKenzie, he studied at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, where he received first class honours. He travelled in Europe and worked in Paris (1952). He took further study at Mount Allison University under Alex Colville (1952-54), where he received his B.F.A. MacKenzie began to attract attention in group shows as early as 1953. One of his oil paintings, "Freight Yards", was reproduced in the Windsor Daily Star during the exhibition "Young Contemporaries" at the Willistead Art Gallery. For about four years, he worked as a commercial artist in Toronto (1954-59).
Morris Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, South Carolina
Notes:
Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh A. MacKenzie, he studied at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, where he received first class honours. He travelled in Europe and worked in Paris (1952). He took further study at Mount Allison University under Alex Colville (1952-54), where he received his B.F.A. MacKenzie began to attract attention in group shows as early as 1953. One of his oil paintings, "Freight Yards", was reproduced in the Windsor Daily Star during the exhibition "Young Contemporaries" at the Willistead Art Gallery. For about four years, he worked as a commercial artist in Toronto (1954-59).
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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