Lot 72
  • 72

Maud Lewis 1903 - 1970

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 CAD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Maud Lewis
  • THE BLACKSMITH
  • signed lower right MAUD.LEWIS
  • oil on masonite
  • 29.9 by 40.6 cm.
  • 11¾ by 16 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Vermont

Private Collection, Winnipeg

Condition

This work has been viewed under UV and it is in very good condition. There are some abrasions. This work would benefit from a light surface cleaning.
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Catalogue Note

This subject is rare for the artist and in the past forty years, similar images have been offered only two or three times. This work dates from 1968 - 1969.