BCSFA CGP OC RCA
1913 - 2007
Canadian
View of the Houses of Parliament, Ottawa
graphite and white pencil on paper
signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1945
20 1/2 x 26 in, 52.1 x 66 cm
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CAD
Sold for: $7,020
Preview at: Heffel Vancouver
PROVENANCE
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
The Estate of Dr. Max Stern, Montreal
Private Collection, Vancouver
LITERATURE
Patricia Salmon, E.J. Hughes, RCA : 40 ans avec la galerie / E.J. Hughes, RCA: 40 Years with Dominion Gallery, Dominion Gallery, 1991, listed page 24
EXHIBITED
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, E.J. Hughes, RCA : 40 ans avec la galerie / E.J. Hughes, RCA: 40 Years with Dominion Gallery, 1991
E.J. Hughes was appointed an Official War Artist in 1942 and, after his posting to Kiska, Alaska, returned to Ottawa in 1944, where he was based until 1946. During his time in Ottawa, he worked on war sketch material executed in England and Alaska, and developed a process of making highly worked drawings he called cartoons. He also depicted the city itself, and this finely finished portrayal of Ottawa’s impressive Parliament Buildings is a rare urban drawing from this period.
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CAD
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