A Gray Day in the City
21.6 cms x 26.7 cms (8.5 ins x 10.5 ins)
Signed and on verso signed and titled on a 1938 exhibition label
made in 1938
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "May 2015 Online auction" held on Sat, May 30, 2015.
Lot 514
Lot 514
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $5,310
Realised: CAD $5,310
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
By descent to the present Private Collection, USA
Literature:
Richard H. Haviland, The Montreal Standard, October 29, 1938
Notes:
In 1933 Marion Long became the second woman designated a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy. A label on verso dated 1938 suggests that this charming view of Toronto looking west towards the Royal York Hotel may have been shown in an exhibition referred to in a review by Richard Haviland. The writer comments on the popularity of her small street scenes, stating "Most artists who want to paint such scenes go to Paris, London, or other cities.but not Miss Long. She has been able to find all the material she wants right in Toronto."
Private Collection, Toronto
By descent to the present Private Collection, USA
Literature:
Richard H. Haviland, The Montreal Standard, October 29, 1938
Notes:
In 1933 Marion Long became the second woman designated a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy. A label on verso dated 1938 suggests that this charming view of Toronto looking west towards the Royal York Hotel may have been shown in an exhibition referred to in a review by Richard Haviland. The writer comments on the popularity of her small street scenes, stating "Most artists who want to paint such scenes go to Paris, London, or other cities.but not Miss Long. She has been able to find all the material she wants right in Toronto."
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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