Villagers
40.64 cms x 30.48 cms (16 ins x 12 ins)
Signed and dated lower left
made in 1985
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Darrell Bell Gallery Dispersal Auction" held on Sun, Dec 12, 2021.
Lot 18
Lot 18
Estimate: CAD $250 - $350
Realised: CAD $495
Realised: CAD $495
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Darrell Bell Gallery (Saskatoon) dispersal
Notes:
Saskatchewan NAC bio: Jahan Maka, who was born in Lithuania in 1900, and upon immigrating to Canada in 1927 changed his name to John Thomason. Maka first worked as a miner in Sherridan, Manitoba, and in 1942 moved to Flin Flon. In 1968, he began to paint, encouraged by his godson, an art student at the University of Manitoba, who supplied him with materials and brought him to the attention of others in the art world. Though he had changed his name to John Thomason over forty years before, he signed his work with his given name, Jahan Maka. Jahan Maka continued to paint until his death in 1987, and today is one of Canada's best-known self-taught artists.
From the Darrell Bell Gallery (Saskatoon) dispersal
Notes:
Saskatchewan NAC bio: Jahan Maka, who was born in Lithuania in 1900, and upon immigrating to Canada in 1927 changed his name to John Thomason. Maka first worked as a miner in Sherridan, Manitoba, and in 1942 moved to Flin Flon. In 1968, he began to paint, encouraged by his godson, an art student at the University of Manitoba, who supplied him with materials and brought him to the attention of others in the art world. Though he had changed his name to John Thomason over forty years before, he signed his work with his given name, Jahan Maka. Jahan Maka continued to paint until his death in 1987, and today is one of Canada's best-known self-taught artists.
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.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.