BCSFA CGP OC RCA
1913 - 2007
Canadian
Ladysmith Post Office
graphite on paper, circa 1948
signed
10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in, 26.4 x 37.5 cm
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CAD
Sold for: $22,500
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PROVENANCE
Private Estate, Vancouver
LITERATURE
Robert Amos, E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island, 2018, a similar 1948 graphite study entitled High Street, Ladysmith reproduced page 132 and a similar 1948 oil on panel sketch entitled High Street, Ladysmith, BC reproduced on page 133
In 1948 Hughes spent the summer sketching at several locations on the West Coast, including Ladysmith, BC. The subject of the main street of Ladysmith was later developed into a watercolour in 1973, and an oil painting in 1982.
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