First Day of Spring
64.77 cms x 119.35 cms (25.5 ins x 25.5 ins)
Signed and titled verso
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian and International Fine Art" held on Sat, May 31, 2014.
Lot 156
Lot 156
Estimate: CAD $200 - $350
Realised: CAD $150
Realised: CAD $150
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
University of Saskatchewan Art Galleries
Notes:
Margot Wawra, who also goes by the name "Mara" was born in 1923 in Landsberg, Germany. She came to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1956. She worked as an art instructor with the YWCA for several years (1963-1967) and later studied at the University of Saskatchewan. She received a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1968, studying with artists including Eli Bornstein, Otto Rogers, Stan Day, and Mina Forsyth. Wawra then went on to earn a Master of Art degree at California State University in Los Angeles (1970), studying with David Elder. Wawra then returned to Saskatoon, teaching at her Mara Art Studio and studying again at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a certificate in art education in 1974.
University of Saskatchewan Art Galleries
Notes:
Margot Wawra, who also goes by the name "Mara" was born in 1923 in Landsberg, Germany. She came to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1956. She worked as an art instructor with the YWCA for several years (1963-1967) and later studied at the University of Saskatchewan. She received a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1968, studying with artists including Eli Bornstein, Otto Rogers, Stan Day, and Mina Forsyth. Wawra then went on to earn a Master of Art degree at California State University in Los Angeles (1970), studying with David Elder. Wawra then returned to Saskatoon, teaching at her Mara Art Studio and studying again at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a certificate in art education in 1974.
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.