Man with Walking Stick
19.05 cms x 9.53 cms x 8.89 cms (7.5 ins x 3.75 ins x 7.5 ins)
Signed JM on base
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan and Canadian Art" held on Sun, Jun 2, 2024.
Lot 223
Lot 223
Estimate: CAD $70 - $90
Realised: CAD $76
Realised: CAD $76
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Donated, with 90% of the winning bid going to Creative Kids Saskatchewan
Notes:
John Moyles was born in 1923 in Mountmellick, Ireland. His family emigrated to Canada when he was four years old, and settled on a farm near Wolseley, Saskatchewan. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, and after returning to Canada began a long career in teaching. After retirement, Moyles moved to Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan, and that is where he began carving, creating decoys, walking sticks, and caricatures and odd characters he called the Little Birch People of Kenosee Lake. John Moyles died in 2015 at Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan.
Donated, with 90% of the winning bid going to Creative Kids Saskatchewan
Notes:
John Moyles was born in 1923 in Mountmellick, Ireland. His family emigrated to Canada when he was four years old, and settled on a farm near Wolseley, Saskatchewan. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, and after returning to Canada began a long career in teaching. After retirement, Moyles moved to Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan, and that is where he began carving, creating decoys, walking sticks, and caricatures and odd characters he called the Little Birch People of Kenosee Lake. John Moyles died in 2015 at Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan.
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.