Canadian Fine Art Auction

May 26, 2014

LOT 79

Lot 79

PEGI NICOL MACLEOD

PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Lot 79 Details
PEGI NICOL MACLEOD

NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR, CIRCA 1940

oil on canvas
an unfinished portrait of two women on the reverse
31 ins x 24 ins; 78.7 cms x 61 cms

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $7,080
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
  • PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
  • PEGI NICOL MACLEOD
Provenance:

Dr. B. Ross, Toronto
Masters Gallery Ltd., Calgary

Literature:

Laura Brandon, Pegi by Herself: The Life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian Artist, McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal and Kingston, 2005.

Note:

The 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair was the second largest American world’s fair of all time. It was the first exposition to be based on the future. As the war was well underway in Europe by the time of the second season opening the theme of the fair was changed to “For Peace and Freedom.”

Artwork was also on display at the individual international pavilions and Pegi Nicol MacLeod showed at the Canadian Pavilion. MacLeod was living in New York during this period.

To boost attendance in 1940 to cover the costs of the Fair, an emphasis was placed more on the amusements than the educational aspects and these appear to have inspired this lot.

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