BCSFA CGP OC RCA
1913 - 2007
Canadian
Coastal Boats Near Sidney, BC
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1948
36 1/8 x 48 1/8 in, 91.7 x 122.2 cm
Estimate: $1,250,000 - $1,750,000 CAD
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the Artist by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, Vancouver, through the guidance of Dr. Jack L. Parnell
Canadian Post-War & Contemporary Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 17, 2011, lot 71
Peter and Joanne Brown, Vancouver
Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver
LITERATURE
Doris Shadbolt, E.J. Hughes, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1967, reproduced, unpaginated
Ian M. Thom, E.J. Hughes, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2002, discussed page 81, reproduced page 83 and on the front cover, and the related 1948 drawing Steamers reproduced page 82 and on the back cover
Jacques Barbeau, A Journey with E.J. Hughes: One Collector’s Odyssey, 2005, the related drawing reproduced page 2
Jacques Barbeau, The E.J. Hughes Album: The Paintings, Volume 1, 1932 – 1991, 2011, reproduced page 10 and listed page 90
Jacques Barbeau, E. J. Hughes Through the Decades, Volume 2, The Paper Works, 1931 – 1986, 2014, the related drawing reproduced page 30 and listed page 84
Robert Amos, The E.J. Hughes Book of Boats, 2020, reproduced pages 66 – 67, listed page 82, and the related drawing reproduced page 66 and listed page 82
EXHIBITED
Vancouver Art Gallery, E.J. Hughes, October 5 – 29, 1967, traveling to York University, Toronto, November 13 – December 8, 1967, catalogue #8
Vancouver Art Gallery, E.J. Hughes, January 30 – June 8, 2003, traveling to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Estimate: $1,250,000 - $1,750,000 CAD
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