Lot # 079

Donald Jarvis
BCSFA CGP FCA RCA 1923 - 2001 Canadian

Phoenix No. 3
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 and on verso signed, titled and dated
44 x 27 in  111.7 x 68.6cm

Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto

Exhibited:
Canadian Group of Painters, Toronto, 1957 Exhibition

Jarvis painted his first Phoenix in 1953, returned to the theme in 1957 to 1958, and again around 1980. In this 1957 painting, the Phoenix's "ashes" are represented by forest slash and the spindly remains of an old ecosystem at the edge of a clear cut. The rising bird reminds the viewer of Emily Carr's "screamers", the splintered stumps of felled trees.

Please note: This work will be available for pick-up or delivery from PacArt, Toronto, post-auction.

Sold For: $3,510.00 CAD
Estimate: $3,000 ~ $5,000 CAD

Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto