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Chicks and Hens by Maud Lewis
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Chicks and Hens by Maud Lewis
Estimate:
CA$25,000 - CA$30,000
Sold
CA$60,000
Live Auction
Canadiana & Decorative Arts
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: 9"H x 12"W.
Category
Art
Description
Canadian. Ca: 1956. Oil on beaverboard. Chicks and Hens by Maud Lewis. This early quality image is rare. Maud Lewis scholar and expert, Alan Deacon, comments that this image, “is the only example I’ve seen in 55 years of collecting. It is rare.” Lewis, in this richly coloured painting was consistent in depicting happiness and joy through hens and their chicks in a country setting subject. As well, she has marked springtime with the prominent field of Narcissus. The image covers the board in unusually strong colour with red and yellow buildings highlighted with black while the vivid yellow further catches the eye with the field of flowers and birds. Signed, "Lewis" lower right.
Condition
Good condition. Deep and vivid colour. Generalized toning and minor staininig on reverse.
Medium
Oil on beaverboard.
Provenance
Found with "Traffic Jam" by Maud Lewis (also offered in this sale). From a private Vermont Collection. The winner will be provided with a letter of authenticity.
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