Yvonne Housser Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Yvonne Housser Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 11, 2024
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), YOUNG GIRL (FIGURE COMPOSITION)
Est: $300 - $400
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) YOUNG GIRL (FIGURE COMPOSITION) CHARCOAL DRAWING; INITIALED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED TWICE VERSO Estimate: $300—400 CAD
Waddington's
Jan. 24, 2021
Yvonne McKague Housser for Sampson Matthews, Evening Nipigon River
Est: $300 - $500
Born Muriel Yvonne McKague in Toronto, the artist began studying at the Ontario College of Art at the age of sixteen. She took post graduate study at the College and joined the College staff. She visited the Studio Building and decorated the shack behind. It has once been Tom Thomson’s studio up to the time of his death. She worked for F. H. Varley and Arthur Lismer as their teaching assistant before heading to Europe to continue her studies. She returned to Canada in 1922 and continued her teaching at the College. She first exhibited in 1923 at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, participated in three Group of Seven exhibits, and had two exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. She travelled again to Europe in 1924 and visited England, France and Italy. In 1930 she spent the summer in Vienna where she took a course on child art under Cizek. Throughout, she continued to teach at the College. In 1929, art critic F.B. Housser in the ‘Yearbook of the Arts in Canada’ wrote “Yvonne McKague, on the staff of the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, is a trained painter of the modern school who has contributed several original canvases to Canadian art exhibitions. Her compositions have strength and intellectuality, showing much intelligent feeling and consideration for structure, design, form and spatial qualities.” Not only was Housser appreciative of her painting but they married sometime after. Frederick Housser died in 1936. Yvonne Housser continued to teach at the Ontario College of Art until 1949 when she retired. Her work carried the message of discovery of Canada’s beauty, as did Jackson, Lismer, MacDonald, Carmichael and others of the Group of Seven. Her works were reproduced for the series of silkscreen prints created by Sampson-Matthews Limited in the early 1940’s. These reproductions were initially to decorate hostels for the armed services but were later purchases by business organizations. In her painting she kept moving more and more into semi-abstract and abstract expressionism. She exhibited with Rody Kenny Courtice, Bobs Cogill Haworth and Isabel McLaughlin. She is represented in the National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario; Hart House, U. of T. and many others. She did a mural for the Canadian Pacific Railway; also taught at the Ryerson Institute and the Doon School of Fine Art. She was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists (1927); Royal Canadian Academy (A.R.C.A. 1942 - R.C.A. 1951); Canadian Group of Painters (1933 Found. Member) and the Heliconian Club. She lived in Toronto.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jun. 28, 2020
Yvonne McKague Housser for Sampson-Matthews, Evening Nipigon River
Est: $300 - $500
Born Muriel Yvonne McKague in Toronto, the artist began studying at the Ontario College of Art at the age of sixteen. She took post graduate study at the College and joined the College staff. She visited the Studio Building and decorated the shack behind. It has once been Tom Thomson’s studio up to the time of his death. She worked for F. H. Varley and Arthur Lismer as their teaching assistant before heading to Europe to continue her studies. She returned to Canada in 1922 and continued her teaching at the College. She first exhibited in 1923 at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, participated in three Group of Seven exhibits, and had two exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. She travelled again to Europe in 1924 and visited England, France and Italy. In 1930 she spent the summer in Vienna where she took a course on child art under Cizek. Throughout, she continued to teach at the College. In 1929, art critic F.B. Housser in the ‘Yearbook of the Arts in Canada’ wrote “Yvonne McKague, on the staff of the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, is a trained painter of the modern school who has contributed several original canvases to Canadian art exhibitions. Her compositions have strength and intellectuality, showing much intelligent feeling and consideration for structure, design, form and spatial qualities.” Not only was Housser appreciative of her painting but they married sometime after. Frederick Housser died in 1936. Yvonne Housser continued to teach at the Ontario College of Art until 1949 when she retired. Her work carried the message of discovery of Canada’s beauty, as did Jackson, Lismer, MacDonald, Carmichael and others of the Group of Seven. Her works were reproduced for the series of silkscreen prints created by Sampson-Matthews Limited in the early 1940’s. These reproductions were initially to decorate hostels for the armed services but were later purchases by business organizations. In her painting she kept moving more and more into semi-abstract and abstract expressionism. She exhibited with Rody Kenny Courtice, Bobs Cogill Haworth and Isabel McLaughlin. She is represented in the National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario; Hart House, U. of T. and many others. She did a mural for the Canadian Pacific Railway; also taught at the Ryerson Institute and the Doon School of Fine Art. She was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists (1927); Royal Canadian Academy (A.R.C.A. 1942 - R.C.A. 1951); Canadian Group of Painters (1933 Found. Member) and the Heliconian Club. She lived in Toronto.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jun. 28, 2020
Yvonne McKague Housser for Sampson-Matthews, Evening Nipigon River
Est: $400 - $600
Born Muriel Yvonne McKague in Toronto, the artist began studying at the Ontario College of Art at the age of sixteen. She took post graduate study at the College and joined the College staff. She visited the Studio Building and decorated the shack behind. It has once been Tom Thomson’s studio up to the time of his death. She worked for F. H. Varley and Arthur Lismer as their teaching assistant before heading to Europe to continue her studies. She returned to Canada in 1922 and continued her teaching at the College. She first exhibited in 1923 at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, participated in three Group of Seven exhibits, and had two exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. She travelled again to Europe in 1924 and visited England, France and Italy. In 1930 she spent the summer in Vienna where she took a course on child art under Cizek. Throughout, she continued to teach at the College. In 1929, art critic F.B. Housser in the ‘Yearbook of the Arts in Canada’ wrote “Yvonne McKague, on the staff of the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, is a trained painter of the modern school who has contributed several original canvases to Canadian art exhibitions. Her compositions have strength and intellectuality, showing much intelligent feeling and consideration for structure, design, form and spatial qualities.” Not only was Housser appreciative of her painting but they married sometime after. Frederick Housser died in 1936. Yvonne Housser continued to teach at the Ontario College of Art until 1949 when she retired. Her work carried the message of discovery of Canada’s beauty, as did Jackson, Lismer, MacDonald, Carmichael and others of the Group of Seven. Her works were reproduced for the series of silkscreen prints created by Sampson-Matthews Limited in the early 1940’s. These reproductions were initially to decorate hostels for the armed services but were later purchases by business organizations. In her painting she kept moving more and more into semi-abstract and abstract expressionism. She exhibited with Rody Kenny Courtice, Bobs Cogill Haworth and Isabel McLaughlin. She is represented in the National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario; Hart House, U. of T. and many others. She did a mural for the Canadian Pacific Railway; also taught at the Ryerson Institute and the Doon School of Fine Art. She was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists (1927); Royal Canadian Academy (A.R.C.A. 1942 - R.C.A. 1951); Canadian Group of Painters (1933 Found. Member) and the Heliconian Club. She lived in Toronto.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Feb. 25, 2020
Yvonne Housser – Evening, Nipegon Valley - Wartime Sampson Matthews Silkscreen
Est: CAD200 - CAD400
Yvonne Housser – Evening, Nipegon Valley Wartime Sampson Matthews Silkscreen Size: 30 inches x 40 inches
Region Fine Art
Nov. 15, 2019
Yvonne McKague Housser, Canadian (1898-1996), Evening Nipigon River, serigraph, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Est: $400 - $600
signed in plate
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Nov. 09, 2018
Yvonne McKague Housser, Canadian (1898-1996), Evening Nipigon River, serigraph, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Est: $400 - $600
signed in plate
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Oct. 28, 2018
Muriel Housser - Evening Nipigon River
Est: $700 - $900
Evening Nipigon River (unframed silkscreen, 30" x 40")
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Sep. 23, 2018
Muriel Housser - Evening Nipigon River
Est: $700 - $900
Evening Nipigon River (Sampson Matthews silkscreen, 30" x 40" signed by A.J. Casson)
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Aug. 30, 2018
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), BLUE JAY AND SUNFLOWERS, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO, 30 x 18 in — 76.2 x 45.7 cm
Est: $700 - $900
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) BLUE JAY AND SUNFLOWERSOIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO30 x 18 in — 76.2 x 45.7 cmEstimate: $700—900
Waddington's
May. 10, 2018
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), A DAY IN OCTOBER, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO, 16 x 12 in — 40.6 x 30.5 cm
Est: $900 - $1,100
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) A DAY IN OCTOBEROIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO16 x 12 in — 40.6 x 30.5 cmEstimate: $900—1,100
Waddington's
Apr. 19, 2018
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A., ROAD WORK, JAMAICA, pastel on paper, 12 ins x 10 ins; 30.5 cms x 25.4 cms
Est: $800 - $1,200
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.ROAD WORK, JAMAICApastel on papersigned 12 ins x 10 ins; 30.5 cms x 25.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $800–1,200
Waddington's
Mar. 22, 2018
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), MIST ON THE POND, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO, 12 x 16 in — 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) MIST ON THE PONDOIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO12 x 16 in — 30.5 x 40.6 cmEstimate: $1,000—1,500
Waddington's
Mar. 22, 2018
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), UNTITLED (AUTUMN GOLD), OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED VERSO, 12 x 16 in — 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) UNTITLED (AUTUMN GOLD)OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED VERSO12 x 16 in — 30.5 x 40.6 cmEstimate: $1,000—1,500
Waddington's
Jan. 25, 2018
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1898-1996), AUTUMN, OIL ON BOARD; SIGNED AND DATED ‘48 LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO, 12.5 x 16 in — 31.8 x 40.6 cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1898-1996) AUTUMNOIL ON BOARD; SIGNED AND DATED ‘48 LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO12.5 x 16 in — 31.8 x 40.6 cmEstimate: $1,000—1,500
Waddington's
Sep. 22, 2017
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) INDIAN AT TOAS OIL ON BOARD 17 X 22
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Yvonne McKague Housser (Canadian, 1897-1996) Indian at Toas Oil on board 17 x 22 inches (43.2 x 55.9 cm) Signed lower right: Yvonne McKague / Housser HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 21, 2017
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A., THE MORNING CHAT, gouache and graphite, 16 ins x 20 ins; 39.4 cms x 48.3 cms
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.THE MORNING CHATgouache and graphitesigned and dated ‘43 16 ins x 20 ins; 39.4 cms x 48.3 cms Provenance:Private Collection, OntarioEstimate: $1,500–2,000
Waddington's
Apr. 09, 2017
Yvonne McKague Housser - In My Garden, Mexico
Est: $500 - $700
In My Garden, Mexico (watercolour, pen & ink, 9.5" x 6.75")
Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
Mar. 11, 2017
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A., SUMMER’S FIRE, mixed media on paper, sight 10 ins x 13 ins; 24.1 cms x 31.8 cms
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.SUMMER’S FIREmixed media on papersigned and titled on the reverse sight 10 ins x 13 ins; 24.1 cms x 31.8 cms Provenance:Private Collection, PeterboroughEstimate: $300–400
Waddington's
Mar. 11, 2017
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A., MYSTERY TREES, watercolour, 15 ins x 11 ins; 35.6 cms x 26.7 cms
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.MYSTERY TREESwatercoloursigned and titled on the reverse 15 ins x 11 ins; 35.6 cms x 26.7 cms Provenance:Private Collection, PeterboroughEstimate: $300–400
Waddington's
Oct. 19, 2016
Yvonne McKague Housser, Canadian (1898 - 1996), Berkshire Farm, oil on board, 10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.4 x 35 cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
signed with initials
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Sep. 29, 2016
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1898-1996), UNTITLED (ABSTRACT), OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED AND DATED ‘64 LOWER LEFT, 24" x 14" — 61 x 35.6 cm.
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1898-1996) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT)OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED AND DATED ‘64 LOWER LEFT24" x 14" — 61 x 35.6 cm.Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $800—1,000
Waddington's
Sep. 24, 2015
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A., HOUSES SET AMIDST ROLLING HILLS, oil on board, with another sketch on the reverse, 13 ins x 16 ins; 33 cms x 40.6 cms
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.HOUSES SET AMIDST ROLLING HILLSoil on board, with another sketch on the reversesigned 13 ins x 16 ins; 33 cms x 40.6 cms Provenance:Estate of Sophie and Donald McMichael, TorontoEstimate: $3,000–5,000
Waddington's
Jul. 09, 2015
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), JAMAICAN GIRL WITH HAT, CHARCOAL DRAWING; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO (Sight, 9” x 12”)
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) JAMAICAN GIRL WITH HATCHARCOAL DRAWING; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO (Sight, 9” x 12”)Estimate: $300—400
Waddington's
Jul. 09, 2015
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996), MEXICAN MARKET SCENE, INK & WATERCOLOUR; SIGNED LOWER LEFT (Sight, 12” x 9.5”)
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) MEXICAN MARKET SCENEINK & WATERCOLOUR; SIGNED LOWER LEFT (Sight, 12” x 9.5”)Estimate: $150—200
Waddington's
Jun. 02, 2015
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER
Est: $200 - $300
Canadian, 1898-1996, Snowman, Serigraph, signed in the matrix, 4.75 x 3.75 in, 12 x 9.5 cm, screen size, Unframed
Walker's
Mar. 05, 2015
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A., BACK OF HOUSES, watercolour, 10.75 ins x 14.5 ins; 27.3 cms x 36.8 cms
Est: -
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.BACK OF HOUSESwatercoloursigned 10.75 ins x 14.5 ins; 27.3 cms x 36.8 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoEstimate: $900-1,200
Waddington's
Mar. 14, 2013
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. MONASTERY IN ITALY, oil on board; signed 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario.
Waddington's
Feb. 28, 2013
Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1898 - 1996 Canadian
Est: $600 - $800
Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1898 - 1996 Canadian ink on paper Mexican Village 12 x 9 1/2 inches 30.5 x 24.1 centimeters signed Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto
Heffel
Nov. 29, 2012
Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1898 - 1996 Canadian
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1898 - 1996 Canadian mixed media on board Beech Trees in October 12 x 16 inches 30.5 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso signed and titled Provenance:Private Collection, Ottawa Private Collection, Vancouver
Heffel
Nov. 26, 2012
ISABEL MCLAUGHLIN, O.S.ACHINESE HATS, BERMUDA, 1948, oil on canvas; signed 26 ins x 26 ins; 65 cms x 65 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario.Literature: Anne Newlands, "Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings," Richmond Hill, Ontario,
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
ISABEL MCLAUGHLIN, O.S.ACHINESE HATS, BERMUDA, 1948, oil on canvas; signed 26 ins x 26 ins; 65 cms x 65 cms $10,000-12,000Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario.Literature: Anne Newlands, "Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings," Richmond Hill, Ontario, 2007, page 208.Note: McLaughlin was a founding member of the Art Students' League and the Canadian Group of Painters, where she was president from 1937-1944. A.Y. Jackson once described McLaughlin as "...reserved, shy of acclaim, paints a naturalist's world...She has been a moving spirit in keeping the Group alive, and we are very much indebted to her". After meeting Prudence Heward in 1929, McLaughlin and Heward began to take sketching trips together, often accompanied by Yvonne McKague Housser. Isabel's father, Sam McLaughlin, founder of General Motors Canada, owned various properties, one of which was in Bermuda. Often travelling south with Heward, McLaughlin visited Bermuda periodically throughout her lifetime. "Chinese Hats, Bermuda" depicts large, vibrant, fully blossomed flowers, certainly one of the artist's favourite motifs.
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2012
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.MONASTERY IN ITALY, oil on board; signed 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.MONASTERY IN ITALY, oil on board; signed 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms $4,000-6,000
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2012
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.SUNSET IN THE SWAMP, oil on board; signed 14 ins x 18 ins; 35 cms x 45 cms
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.SUNSET IN THE SWAMP, oil on board; signed 14 ins x 18 ins; 35 cms x 45 cms $6,000-8,000
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2012
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.AN ABANDONED FARM, QUEBEC, 1927, oil on panel; signed on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms Provenance: Estate of Yvonne McKague Housser.Masters Gallery Ltd., Calgary.Private Collection,
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A.AN ABANDONED FARM, QUEBEC, 1927, oil on panel; signed on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms $8,000-12,000Provenance: Estate of Yvonne McKague Housser.Masters Gallery Ltd., Calgary.Private Collection, Toronto.
Waddington's
Nov. 04, 2012
Artist: MURIEL YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER [1898-1996]
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Artist: MURIEL YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER [1898-1996] Canadian Title: Untitled - Rock Forms Media: pastel on paper 18.75 x 12.75 in. / 48 x 32 cm. Dated: 1958 Notes: signed and dated lower centre; framed; archival mat
Levis Auction
Jun. 21, 2012
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996)
Est: $300 - $500
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) FIESTA, MEXICO; OIL ON PAPER; UNSIGNED, TITLED AND DATED 1972 VERSO Sight 11" x 15.3" - 27.9 x 38.9 cm.
Waddington's
Jun. 21, 2012
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) DESERT GROWTH; OIL ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED 1958 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO TO LABEL Sight 19" x 15.3" - 48.3 x 38.9 cm.
Waddington's
Jun. 21, 2012
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996)
Est: $500 - $700
YVONNE McKAGUE HOUSSER (CANADIAN, 1897-1996) JAMAICAN LADY WITH HAT; CHARCOAL DRAWING; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO Sight 9" x 12" - 22.9 x 30.5 cm.
Waddington's
May. 25, 2012
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. FLORENCE, oil on board; signed and dated 1922; a Tuscan landscape, signed and dated 1922 on the reverse 8 ins x 9.25 ins; 20 cms x 23.1 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Calgary. Literature: Joan Murray, The
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. FLORENCE, oil on board; signed and dated 1922; a Tuscan landscape, signed and dated 1922 on the reverse 8 ins x 9.25 ins; 20 cms x 23.1 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Calgary. Literature: Joan Murray, The Art of Yvonne McKague Housser, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Ottawa, 1995, page 52. Note: Murray quotes from Housser's Autobiography: "In 1921 and 1922 we spent our holidays in Italy, mostly Venice and Florence where I painted outdoors...anything that interested me."
Waddington's
May. 25, 2012
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. VILLAGE STREET SCENE WITH FIGURES, oil on board; signed and dated 1923, with an unfinished sketch on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. VILLAGE STREET SCENE WITH FIGURES, oil on board; signed and dated 1923, with an unfinished sketch on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms
Waddington's
May. 25, 2012
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. EVENING, NIPIGON RIVER, oil on card; signed 28.5 ins x 39.75 ins; 71.3 cms x 99.4 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario.Literature: Paul Duval, A.J. Casson, His Life & Works/A Tribute, Toronto, 1980, page
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. EVENING, NIPIGON RIVER, oil on card; signed 28.5 ins x 39.75 ins; 71.3 cms x 99.4 cms Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario.Literature: Paul Duval, A.J. Casson, His Life & Works/A Tribute, Toronto, 1980, page 150.Pierre B. Landry (Editor), Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada,Ottawa, Canadian Art, Volume Two / G-K, Ottawa, 1994, page 150, cat. 4912.Note: "Evening, Nipigon River" represents one of Yvonne McKague Housser's contributions to the Sampson Matthews silkscreen project, the artist chosen with a group of her contemporaries by the committee of A.J. Casson, H.O. McCurry and A.Y. Jackson. Duval writes: "Early in the war years, Casson helped initiate a programme to produce silkscreen prints of Canadian landscapes to decorate the barracks and canteens of troops at home and overseas. These prints were to be large, and to portray all parts of the country, so that there would be something familiar to remind sailors, soldiers and airmen of their familiar home areas...The silkscreen programme proved to be one of the least expensive and most valuable moral boosters of the war. The prints were distributed and enjoyed in military posts around the world. For many of the servicemen, it provided an introduction to the work of many Canadian artists, and must have stimulated their continuing interest later in peacetime. Of all the wartime projects in which Casson was involved, this was the one in which he found the deepest satisfaction."The National Gallery of Canada's collection includes "Evening, Nipigon River", a circa 1942 oil on paperboard work by Housser which presents the same general landscape as this lot. Differences between the works are mainly found in the colouring of the two paintings. The National Gallery artwork was completed in the muted earthen tones traditionally found in Housser's original work, while this painting is composed using fewer core colours, possibly serving the colour variation limits of the silkscreen process. The only significant difference in the subject matter of the two paintings is the addition of the fisherman in his boat, not present in the National Gallery's painting but found in this lot and the Sampson Matthews silkscreen reproductions of "Evening, Nipigon River".The second image above illustrates the Sampson Matthews silkscreen of "Evening, Nipigon River" (not included with this lot).
Waddington's
Nov. 30, 2011
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER RCA OSA
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Canadian 1897-1996; Rock Forms; Pastel; Signed & dated 1958; 19 x 13 in, 48.5 x 33 cm
Walker's
Jun. 02, 2011
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. SUNLIGHT IN
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER, O.S.A., R.C.A. SUNLIGHT IN THE WOODS, acrylic on paper 12 ins x 16 ins; 30 cms x 40 cms
Waddington's
Nov. 29, 2010
Yvonne McKague Housser (Canadian, 1898-1996) Abstract Composition (A preparatory sketch on the reverse)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Abstract Composition (A preparatory sketch on the reverse) signed and dated 'Y.M.H '48' (lower left) titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse oil on aluminum 49.5 x 40.6cm (19 1/2 x 16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 02, 2010
MURIEL YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER 1897 - 1996
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
MURIEL YVONNE MCKAGUE HOUSSER 1897 - 1996 MATTRESS MAKERS BY THE SEINE, PARIS signed lower left Yvonne McKague; titled on the reverse oil on board 21.6 by 26.7 cm. 8 ½ by 10 ½ in.
Sotheby's
Jun. 02, 2010
Drawing by Yvonne McKague Housser
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Canadian (1897-1996), Barns in the Laurentians, Double sided charcoal drawing, letter of certification on verse 7.5 x 10.5 IN, 19 x 26.5 CM
Walker's
Jun. 02, 2010
Painting by Yvonne McKague Housser
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Canadian (1897-1996), Where to Buy Fish, Oil on panel, signed & dated '56; titled on reverse 16 x 20 IN, 40.5 x 51 CM, Exhibited: Ontario Society of Artists, Small Picture Traveling Exhibition, 1959.
Walker's
May. 29, 2010
Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1898 - 1996 Canadian
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1898 - 1996 Canadian oil on board Untitled 24 x 14 inches 61 x 35.6 centimeters signed and dated 1964 Provenance:Private Collection, Ontario
Heffel