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Joe Norris Moose and Horse Walk Together
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Joe Norris Moose and Horse Walk Together
Estimate:
CA$3,000 - CA$3,500
Sold
CA$2,500
Live Auction
Post-War 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
Stretcher: 10"x 12". Frame: 12.75" x 14.5".
Category
Folk Art
Description
Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. 1983. A compelling landscape painting by Joe Norris (1925 - 1994) with a large, fully antlered bull moose and, oddly, a brown horse walking in an open area of a forest under a blue sky. Animals figured prominently in Joe Norris' paintings as they must have in his life. Framed. Signed and dated 1983 lower right. Signed lower right, "JOE.NORRIS.1983".
Condition
Excellent. Minor soil to upper right corner.
Medium
Acrylic on canvas.
Provenance
From the James Ott Collection.
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