Swimmer
10.19 cms x 14.6 cms (4 ins x 5.75 ins)
Signed and numbered “A/ P 1”. Signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse of the framing
drawn in 2003
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Still Life & Figural Work" held on Tue, Feb 1, 2022.
Lot 39464
Lot 39464
Estimate: CAD $150 - $250
Realised: CAD $120
Realised: CAD $120
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
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).
Private Collection, Toronto
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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