Portraits and Photography Online Auction

October 22, 2009

LOT 5

Lot 5

Kenneth Keith Forbes (1892-1980)

Kenneth Keith Forbes (1892-1980)
Lot 5 Details
Kenneth Keith Forbes (1892-1980), Canadian

PORTRAIT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN DIEFENBAKER

Oil on canvas; signed lower left
44" x 36" — 111.8 x 91.4 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $1,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Literature:

Forbes’ portrait of Diefenbaker is recorded in Colin S. MacDonald, “A Dictionary of Canadian Artists”, Vol. 1, 5th edition, pg. 752a

CONDITION DETAILS

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