ALC CGP G7 OSA RCA
1873 - 1932
Canadian
Hyacinths
oil on board
initialed and dated 1919 and on verso signed, dated and inscribed "25 Severn St. Toronto"
11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in, 29.8 x 24.4 cm
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CAD
Sold for: $28,125
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Collection of Thoreau MacDonald, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Toronto
LITERATURE
Joan Murray, Flowers: J.E.H. MacDonald, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, 2002, page 84, reproduced page 85
EXHIBITED
Art Gallery of Windsor, Flowers: J.E.H. MacDonald, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, November 9, 2002 - January 19, 2003
In her 2002 book, Joan Murray comments often on J.E.H. Macdonald's passionate interest in gardens and flowers and the influence of one of his most celebrated paintings, The Tangled Garden. She wrote: "This small painting of hyacinths is a reminder of MacDonald's place in the history of floral painting in Canada: he affirmed the vitality of the tradition with elan. Note the way MacDonald often chooses a viewpoint looking up towards the flowers so that they fill the top of the picture."
Please note: a copy of the book Flowers: J.E.H. MacDonald, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven accompanies this lot.
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