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Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art" held on Mon, Nov 22, 2021.
Lot 38137
Lot 38137
Estimate: CAD $40,000 - $60,000
Realised: CAD $108,000
Realised: CAD $108,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal
Private Collection, Boston
Literature:
Michelle Gewurtz, “Molly Lamb Bobak: Life & Work” [online publication], Art Canada Institute, Toronto, 2018, pages 63-65
Notes:
It could be said that Molly Lamb Bobak was destined to be an artist. She was born on Lulu Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 25, 1920. She grew up in a bohemian enclave. Her father, Harold Mortimer Lamb, was a photographer and art critic. In 1926, her father opened a commercial art gallery in Vancouver, exhibiting painters, sculptors, and photographers.
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal
Private Collection, Boston
Literature:
Michelle Gewurtz, “Molly Lamb Bobak: Life & Work” [online publication], Art Canada Institute, Toronto, 2018, pages 63-65
Notes:
It could be said that Molly Lamb Bobak was destined to be an artist. She was born on Lulu Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 25, 1920. She grew up in a bohemian enclave. Her father, Harold Mortimer Lamb, was a photographer and art critic. In 1926, her father opened a commercial art gallery in Vancouver, exhibiting painters, sculptors, and photographers.
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 Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.