Lady Crocheting
71.8 cms x 81.3 cms (28.25 ins x 32 ins)
Signed lower right. Signed and titled on the stretcher on the reverse. Signed and titled on a label on the reverse
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Aug 15, 2023.
Lot 43977
Lot 43977
Estimate: CAD $700 - $900
Realised: CAD $18,000
Realised: CAD $18,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Sotheby’s Canada, auction, Toronto, 14 May 1973, lot 100
Private Collection, Manitoba
Notes:
Born in Egremont, Cheshire, England, the son of Charles W. Panton (an actuary) and Caroline Colley Panton. He received his education at the Lincoln Grammar School and in Sheffield at the Central Secondary School. Coming to Canada in 1911 at the age of seventeen, he settled in Toronto where he worked for a short time as an office assistant with the Grand Trunk Railway. Next he secured a job as bookkeeper with The Evening Telegram until the outbreak of World War One. He served in the 4th Division, Signal Company of the army (1916-1919) and on his discharge returned to the Telegram for two years (1920-22). He attended evening classes at the Ontario College of Art under C.M. Manly and F.S. Challener.
Sotheby’s Canada, auction, Toronto, 14 May 1973, lot 100
Private Collection, Manitoba
Notes:
Born in Egremont, Cheshire, England, the son of Charles W. Panton (an actuary) and Caroline Colley Panton. He received his education at the Lincoln Grammar School and in Sheffield at the Central Secondary School. Coming to Canada in 1911 at the age of seventeen, he settled in Toronto where he worked for a short time as an office assistant with the Grand Trunk Railway. Next he secured a job as bookkeeper with The Evening Telegram until the outbreak of World War One. He served in the 4th Division, Signal Company of the army (1916-1919) and on his discharge returned to the Telegram for two years (1920-22). He attended evening classes at the Ontario College of Art under C.M. Manly and F.S. Challener.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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