Verna Viola Depew (1894-1992) - Crocuses

Crocuses

woodcut
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "September Auction of Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Sep 29, 2020.
Lot 35442
Realised: CAD $1,416

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist

Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Born in Stoney Creek, Ontario, she won a prize at a local fair at the age of ten. During her training as a teacher she studied summers at the Ontario College of Art and at graduation in 1915 became an art teacher for the Hamilton public schools, teaching at the Memorial Public School for 24 years, and later working as Supervisor for nine years. She continued her studies under G. A. Reid, and J. R. Seavey who taught at Hamilton and Cleveland School of Art in 1923, also under Leonard Hutchinson in colour block printing, 1932-40.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Crocuses by artist Verna Viola Depew