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Flowers by Joe Sleep
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Flowers by Joe Sleep
Estimate:
CA$3,000 - CA$3,500
Sold
CA$1,600
Live Auction
Canadian 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
Board. 15" x 30".
Category
Folk Art
Description
Halifax, Nova Scotia. A beautifully composed and realized composition of blooming flowers by Nova Scotia master Joe Sleep. This is a rare example of the artist using spray paint. Signed and dated lower center, "Joseph Sleep 77".
Condition
Unframed. Minor wear to edges.
Medium
Oil on masonite.
Provenance
From the Rob Robinson Collection.
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