James W. G. Macdonald

Lot 94: JAMES (JOCK) WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD 1897 - 1960

Name: JAMES (JOCK) WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD 1897 - 1960
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 76e9cd1823

Est: $8,000 CAD - $12,000 CADSold:

Sotheby'sToronto, ON, CANovember 23, 2010

Item Overview

Description

JAMES (JOCK) WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD 1897 - 1960 LA PLACE, TOURETTES signed and dated lower right J.W.G Macdonald/ '55 ; signed with artist's name and Toronto address, numbered 26 and titled La Place, Tourettes on the reverse oil on canvas laid down on board 30.5 by 40.6 cm. 12 by 16 in.

Artist or Maker

James W. G. Macdonald

Literature

Joyce Zemans, Jock Macdonald, The Inner Landscape, A Retrospective Exhibition, Toronto, 1981

See pp. 174 and 175 for illustrations of other landscapes from France

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Notes

Joyce Zemans comments: For Macdonald, the scene evoked the intricate pattern of Oriental carpets.

Auction Details

Important Canadian Art

Sotheby's

November 23, 2010, 12:00 PM EST

100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6, CA

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