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"Deer Startles the Geese" Painting By Joe Norris
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"Deer Startles the Geese" Painting By Joe Norris
Estimate:
CA$6,000 - CA$9,000
Sold
CA$9,500
Live Auction
Canadian Folk Art
ARTIST
Joseph Norris (1924-1996) spent most of his life in the small hamlet of Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. He began painting in 1972, after a major heart attack forced his early retirement from the fishing and construction trades. His works depicted life along the seacoast, with scenes of wildlife, nature and landscapes painted in bold, saturated colours. Norris' work included painted chairs, tables and chests in addition to his two-dimensional paintings. After his work was discovered in 1975 by Maine antique dealer Chris Huntington, Norris was able to live off of his income as an artist rather than disability allowance from the government. Work by Joseph Norris is found in the collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of History, and in many corporate and private art collections throughout North America.
Size
Sight: 17.5" x 23.5". Frame: 24.5" x 30.5"x .75".
Category
Folk Art
Description
Lower Prospect, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. 1993. A beautifully realized scene by Joe Norris depicting a lake with three geese in early flight as a large buck steps out from behind evergreen trees. In original flowered frame made by the artist. Signed and dated by artist "Joe Norris 1993" at lower right front corner of painting. "Mira Godard Gallery" label on reverse. Marked "Deer Startles The Geese" and "F6242" on reverse (on wooden frame).
Condition
Good condition.
Medium
Oil on Canvas.
Provenance
From the George Hartman and Arlene Goldman Collection.
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