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LOT 36

Lot 36

NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)

NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)
Lot 36 Details
NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)

PERCÉ ROCK, PERCÉ, P.Q., 1953

oil on panel
signed; signed, titled, and dated on reverse
12 ins x 14 ins; 30.5 cms x 35.6 cms

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $6,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)
  • NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)
  • NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)
  • NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)
  • NORA FRANCES ELISABETH COLLYER (1898-1979)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Collyer became the youngest member of the Beaver Hall Group when she joined in 1920. As her career progressed, so did her friendships with the women of the group, including Sarah Robertson and Anne Savage. Collyer and Savage shared a studio for three years at the founding address of 305 Beaver Hall Hill. The women of the Beaver Hall Group helped to shape Modernism in Montreal, and exhibited regularly even after disbanding in 1922. The two works here were painted soon after Collyer joined the Federation of Canadian Artists (1946-1981), where her work was featured in five retrospectives.

Percé Rock is a landmark in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec and one of the world’s largest natural arches. The monolith has attracted many artists over the years, including Collyer. Percé Rock is an impressive example of Collyer’s technique for landscape painting, which can be seen in her incorporation of the rolling hills and rich palette.

References:
Evelyn Walters, The Beaver Hall Group and its Legacy (Toronto: Dundern Press, 2017), 87.

CONDITION DETAILS

Areas of panel are left exposed as per artist's intent. Overall very good condition.

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