Eastern Townships Landscape / Farm, Eastern Townships (verso)
40.6 cms x 45.7 cms (16 ins x 18 ins)
Signed and on verso initialed
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fall 2011 Live auction" held on Thu, Nov 24, 2011.
Lot 105
Lot 105
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $20,000
Realised: CAD $16,380
Realised: CAD $16,380
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
By descent to the present Private Estate, Quebec
Literature:
Barbara Meadowcroft, Painting Friends, 1999, page 101
Notes:
Both sides of this vital double-sided painting are typical of Beaver Hall Group artist Nora Collyer's strong work in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She spent many summers at her parents' family cottage Hillcrest, near Foster, sometimes joined by other Beaver Hall Group artists such as Anne Savage, Ethel Seath and Sarah Robertson for sketching weekends. Known for her gift for friendship, Collyer was described by Savage as "one of the loveliest people imaginable." Collyer built her own cottage near Foster in 1950 overlooking Lake Memphremagog and spent her summers painting the surrounding area. Subjects such as rural houses, churches, farms and villages washed in sunlight formed the backbone of her oeuvre. Eastern Townships Landscape exhibits Collyer's volumetric sense of form, use of direct light and vigorous brushwork which emphasizes the gentle rhythms of this area. Both structures have a vibrant, well-tended feeling, as if their inhabitants are about to round the corner and, together with their tranquil lakeside settings and vibrant summer atmosphere, embody Collyer's warm and intimate feeling for this area.
By descent to the present Private Estate, Quebec
Literature:
Barbara Meadowcroft, Painting Friends, 1999, page 101
Notes:
Both sides of this vital double-sided painting are typical of Beaver Hall Group artist Nora Collyer's strong work in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She spent many summers at her parents' family cottage Hillcrest, near Foster, sometimes joined by other Beaver Hall Group artists such as Anne Savage, Ethel Seath and Sarah Robertson for sketching weekends. Known for her gift for friendship, Collyer was described by Savage as "one of the loveliest people imaginable." Collyer built her own cottage near Foster in 1950 overlooking Lake Memphremagog and spent her summers painting the surrounding area. Subjects such as rural houses, churches, farms and villages washed in sunlight formed the backbone of her oeuvre. Eastern Townships Landscape exhibits Collyer's volumetric sense of form, use of direct light and vigorous brushwork which emphasizes the gentle rhythms of this area. Both structures have a vibrant, well-tended feeling, as if their inhabitants are about to round the corner and, together with their tranquil lakeside settings and vibrant summer atmosphere, embody Collyer's warm and intimate feeling for this area.
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 Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.