Untitled - Untitled
31.75 cms x 38.74 cms (12.5 ins x 15.25 ins)
Signed lower right, framed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian and International Art" held on Sat, Jun 3, 2017.
Lot 92
Lot 92
Estimate: CAD $400 - $500
Realised: CAD $280
Realised: CAD $280
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Being sold on behalf of Grandmothers for Grandmothers - 100% of the hammer price will go to Grandmothers for Grandmothers
Notes:
Matt Lindstrom was born in 1889 in Finland to Swedish parents. He emigrated to Canada in 1929. During the Depression years he worked menial jobs, only feeding his passion for painting in the evenings. It was not until 1945, at the age of 55 that he began his career as a painter. He also received scholarships to study at the Banff School of Fine Arts. He made a career of painting the Rocky Mountains, the foothills, the prairies and the animals that occupy those places. He died in 1975.
Being sold on behalf of Grandmothers for Grandmothers - 100% of the hammer price will go to Grandmothers for Grandmothers
Notes:
Matt Lindstrom was born in 1889 in Finland to Swedish parents. He emigrated to Canada in 1929. During the Depression years he worked menial jobs, only feeding his passion for painting in the evenings. It was not until 1945, at the age of 55 that he began his career as a painter. He also received scholarships to study at the Banff School of Fine Arts. He made a career of painting the Rocky Mountains, the foothills, the prairies and the animals that occupy those places. He died in 1975.
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.