LOT 127

CAC RCA
1865 - 1924
Canadian

A Street in the Suburbs of Havana
oil on canvas, circa 1915 - 1921
signed and on verso stamped Dominion Gallery
10 3/4 x 14 in, 27.3 x 35.6 cm

Estimate: $300,000 - $500,000 CAD

Sold for: $313,250

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PROVENANCE
Mrs. Howard Pillow, Montreal, circa 1930
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, circa 1948
Private Collection, Montreal

LITERATURE
Donald Buchanan, James Wilson Morrice, 1936, listed page 177 and the related canvas, collection of the National Gallery of Canada, reproduced plate 19
David Burnett, Masterpieces of Canadian Art from the National Gallery of Canada, 1990, page 87, and the related canvas reproduced page 66
Christina Carier, Les voyages de James Wilson Morrice aux Caraïbes (1915–1924), 2007, the related canvas reproduced page 23

EXHIBITED
Galeries Simonson, Paris, 1926, the related canvas
Jeu de Paume, Paris, Exposition d’art canadien, 1927, the related canvas
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Seventh Annual Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1932, the related canvas
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, James Wilson Morrice, R.C.A., 1865–1924: Memorial Exhibition, November 25 – December 27,1937, traveling to the Art Gallery of Toronto and the Art Association of Montreal, 1938
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, James Wilson Morrice, 1865–1924, September 30 – October 31, 1965, traveling to the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, November 12 – December 5, 1965, the related canvas


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Estimate: $300,000 - $500,000 CAD

All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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