Lot 183: [ CANADIAN ART ] JOSEPH SYDNEY HALLAM (1899-1953) IN THE LAND OF THE PITCHBLEND signed and titled oil on canvas 45.7 by 63.5 cm. 18 by 25 in. This painting was used as a Christmas card in 1945 to salute the dawn of the Atomic Age in the world. It

Name: [ CANADIAN ART ] JOSEPH SYDNEY HALLAM (1899-1953) IN THE LAND OF THE PITCHBLEND signed and titled oil on canvas 45.7 by 63.5 cm. 18 by 25 in. This painting was used as a Christmas card in 1945 to salute the dawn of the Atomic Age in the world. It
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: h2lpucma32

Est: $4,000 CAD - $6,000 CAD

Sotheby'sToronto, ON, CANovember 21, 2005

Item Overview

Description

[ CANADIAN ART ] JOSEPH SYDNEY HALLAM (1899-1953) IN THE LAND OF THE PITCHBLEND signed and titled oil on canvas 45.7 by 63.5 cm. 18 by 25 in. This painting was used as a Christmas card in 1945 to salute the dawn of the Atomic Age in the world. It emphasized the part Canada played in this new source of energy. PROVENANCE: T.L. Moffat, Toronto Gift to the husband of the consignor, Toronto ILLUSTRATION: Reproduced in Moffat's Sales Chef, December, 1945, Vol. 15, Number 4, a monthly in-house publication of Moffats Ltd. A copy is sold with the painting.

Artist or Maker

Joseph Sydney Hallam

Auction Details

Art

Sotheby's

November 21, 2005, 10:30 AM EST

9 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 2E1, CA

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