Argument
45.7 cms x 61 cms (18 ins x 24 ins)
Signed and on verso titled on the watson art galleries label and certified by william r. watson, record #14
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fall 2011 Live auction" held on Thu, Nov 24, 2011.
Lot 125
Lot 125
Estimate: CAD $2,500 - $3,500
Realised: CAD $8,190
Realised: CAD $8,190
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of the Artist
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, sold to Mr. François Dupré March 1949 in exchange for an unidentified Maurice Cullen work
Collection of Mr. François Dupré
Exhibitions:
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, 1949, catalogue #14
Notes:
Thomas Harold Beament had his first solo show at Montreal's Watson Galleries, which remained his dealer throughout his career. Beament was an official war artist, and 76 of his works are in the Canadian War Museum. He traveled extensively, including to the Arctic where he painted scenes of Inuit life, of which this is an outstanding example. He was well known for this subject, and his 1955 design of a ten cent stamp for Canada Post included an Inuit figure.
Collection of the Artist
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, sold to Mr. François Dupré March 1949 in exchange for an unidentified Maurice Cullen work
Collection of Mr. François Dupré
Exhibitions:
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, 1949, catalogue #14
Notes:
Thomas Harold Beament had his first solo show at Montreal's Watson Galleries, which remained his dealer throughout his career. Beament was an official war artist, and 76 of his works are in the Canadian War Museum. He traveled extensively, including to the Arctic where he painted scenes of Inuit life, of which this is an outstanding example. He was well known for this subject, and his 1955 design of a ten cent stamp for Canada Post included an Inuit figure.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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