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The Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis
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The Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis
Estimate:
CA$25,000 - CA$30,000
Sold
CA$37,500
Live Auction
Canadiana & Folk Art Featuring the Jim Fleming, Marty Osler, Susan Murray and Laing Collections
ARTIST
Maud Lewis (1901–1970) has become one of Canada’s most renowned artists, the subject of numerous monographs, novels, plays, documentaries, and even a feature film. She was born into relative comfort and obscurity, and died in poverty, though enjoying national fame. She overcame severe physical challenges to create a unique artistic style, and sparked a boom in folk art in her home province of Nova Scotia. Though she rarely left her tiny house, her works have travelled around the world, and in the decades since her death, she has become an iconic figure, a symbol of Nova Scotia, and a beloved character in the popular imagination.
Size
Board: 12" x 12.25"
Category
Art
Description
Marshalltown, Nova Scotia. c1965. Oil on beaverboard. The Three Black Cats by famed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. The Three Black Cats is a serial image only found in the middle to late 1960s. The thickness of the signature indicates it was likely painted circa 1965. The happiness that Lewis conveys with this painting is immense. There is no room for anything but a proud mother and her kittens - all with wide bright eyes - in a setting surmounted with cherry blossoms. Signed, "Lewis", lower right quarter.
Condition
Good condition.
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by descendant of the current owner.
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