- 144
Mary Frances Pratt b.1935
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CAD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mary Frances Pratt
- Maple Tree
- signed and dated lower right Mary Pratt '71
- watercolour on paper
- 36.8 by 54.6 cm.
- 14 ½ by 21 ½ in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Newfoundland
Literature
Sandra Gwyn and Gerta Moray, Mary Pratt, Toronto/Montreal, 1989, pp. 12 and 14
Condition
This painting is in excellent condition with no apparent issues under UV.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
While Mary Pratt studied fine art at Mount Allison University which she entered in 1953, she spent the next decade or so after graduating raising her family. However, by the late sixties she felt a strong compulsion to paint again, determined to record the scenes of domesticity around her. In early 1971, the same year this work was painted, Pratt's work was being exhibited outside of Atlantic Canada for the first time, appearing at the Picture Loan Society in Toronto.