Morris Graves - Offering, 1957

Offering, 1957

sumi ink wash and gold leaf on paper
45.7 cms x 34 cms (18 ins x 13.37 ins)
Signed “Graves” and dated ‘57 lower right, a partial handwritten label to the top edge of the frame verso reads “Quaker” in pencil.
drawn in 1957
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "20th/21st Century Art" held on Thu, Apr 28, 2022.
Lot 88
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $3,900

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
The Estate of the Late L. Marguerite Vaughan;

Gift of David H. M. Vaughan and Lucinda Flemer, executors of the Estate of the Late L. Marguerite Vaughan;

To the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB, Accession No. 1991.20;

Deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
Offering, 1957 by artist Morris Graves