Winter Evening
51.44 cms x 68.58 cms (20.25 ins x 27 ins)
Signed in plate by Thoreau MacDonald, hand signed lower right by AJ Casson ('Supervised by AJ Casson')
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian, American and International Prints" held on Sat, Oct 9, 2021.
Lot 62
Lot 62
Estimate: CAD $500 - $800
Realised: CAD $283
Realised: CAD $283
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Thoreau MacDonald was a Canadian illustrator, graphic and book designer, and artist. He was the son of Group of Seven artist J.E.H. MacDonald. He was self-taught, though he did work extensively with his father on commercial art. Thoreau MacDonald was colour blind and therefore worked a great deal in black and white. As an illustrator, MacDonald worked for Ryerson Press; Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.); Canadian Forum magazine for which he designed many covers; and on books in general, including for his private press, In 1933 he became a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters. Woodchuck Press in Thornhill, Ont.. His work is found in the National Gallery of Canada(Ottawa), the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection among many others.
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 Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.