Canadian Geese
127 cms x 101.6 cms (50 ins x 40 ins)
Signed, initialed and dated 1931
made in 1931
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Spring 2013 Live auction" held on Wed, May 15, 2013.
Lot 139
Lot 139
Estimate: CAD $8,000 - $12,000
Realised: CAD $8,190
Realised: CAD $8,190
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Art Emporium Limited, Montreal
Baron Byng High School, Montreal, circa December 1931 / January 1932
The PSBGM Cultural Heritage Foundation
Literature:
Margaret E. Edison, Thoreau MacDonald, A Catalogue of Design and Illustration, 1973, a black and white design of three flying geese for a 1930 Canadian National Exhibition catalogue cover reproduced page 69
Notes:
Thoreau MacDonald, the son of Group of Seven artist J.E.H. MacDonald, was an accomplished designer and book illustrator. This striking depiction of Canadian geese reflects the strong, graphic quality of his work as a designer. MacDonald reduces his painting to powerful essentials - a migration of the strong, assertive geese over a darkened land against a glowing sky - the most Canadian of images.
Art Emporium Limited, Montreal
Baron Byng High School, Montreal, circa December 1931 / January 1932
The PSBGM Cultural Heritage Foundation
Literature:
Margaret E. Edison, Thoreau MacDonald, A Catalogue of Design and Illustration, 1973, a black and white design of three flying geese for a 1930 Canadian National Exhibition catalogue cover reproduced page 69
Notes:
Thoreau MacDonald, the son of Group of Seven artist J.E.H. MacDonald, was an accomplished designer and book illustrator. This striking depiction of Canadian geese reflects the strong, graphic quality of his work as a designer. MacDonald reduces his painting to powerful essentials - a migration of the strong, assertive geese over a darkened land against a glowing sky - the most Canadian of images.
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.