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Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser 1897 - 1996

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 CAD
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Description

  • Muriel Yvonne McKague Housser
  • MATTRESS MAKERS BY THE SEINE, PARIS
  • signed lower left Yvonne McKague; titled on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 21.6 by 26.7 cm.
  • 8 ½ by 10 ½ in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Condition

This work has been examined under UV and it is in excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

Yvonne McKague Housser studied all over the world including Toronto, Massachusetts, Montreal, New Mexico, Vienna and Paris, where this lively panel was painted.  

Mattress Makers by the Seine, Paris, is a lively panel and demonstrates the Group of Seven's influence on Housser's treatment of this charming subject.