Lot 79: EMILY GERALDINE COONAN 1885 - 1971

EMILY GERALDINE COONAN 1885 - 1971 STILL LIFE 1942 signed lower left E. COONAN; titled and dated on a label on the reverse oil on canvas 45.8 by 53.3 cm. 18 1/8 by 21 in.

Private Collection, Toronto

Coonan was a member of Montreal's Beaver Hall Group and was one of the first women artists invited to exhibit with the Group of Seven. She studied under William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal and was a star pupil. Coonan greatly admired the work of James Wilson Morrice, whose style greatly influenced her.