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"Cat" by Joe Sleep
"Cat" by Joe Sleep - 1"Cat" by Joe Sleep - 2"Cat" by Joe Sleep - 3"Cat" by Joe Sleep - 4"Cat" by Joe Sleep - 5
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"Cat" by Joe Sleep
Estimate:
CA$5,000 - CA$7,000
Sold
CA$5,000
Live Auction
Folk Art
ARTIST
Joseph Sleep (1914-1978) grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick. He spent his life working in the fishing industry and as a jack-of-all-trades before becoming a worker for the 'Bill Lynch Shows' travelling carnival. It was not until 1973, when Sleep was hospitalized at the Halifax Infirmary, that he discovered his passion for drawing. The nurses requested he draw posters for them, and provided him with paper and art supplies - a gesture which started him on his late-life career as a painter. He later opened a small art studio on Argyle Street in Halifax. His folk art pieces incorporated many materials including latex, cardboard, canvas, masonite, felt markers and even spray paint. Work by Joe Sleep is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of History.
Size
Sight: 42.5" x 26.25". Frame: 48.25" x 26.75" x 0.5".
Category
Paintings & Drawings
Description
Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1978. A folk art depiction of a cat, staring directly at the viewer, against a white background, surrounded by multi coloured flowers and a pair of yellow birds within a diamond and floral border. The piece is encased in a simple red-painted wooden frame created by the artist. Featured in the Joe Sleep Retrospective hosted by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, May 26-31. 1981. Ex. Collection of the Estate of Joseph Sleep. Signed and dated, "Joseph Sleep 1978" on lower right.
Condition
Very good condition.
Medium
Latex and marker on masonite.
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