Vendu pour : 12 870 $

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the Artist
By descent to a Private Collection, Vancouver
Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 15, 2013, lot 105
Private Collection, British Columbia

Purchased at Heffel's Spring 2013 auction for $12,870 including Buyer's Premium
Estimate was $10,000 - $15,000

During World War II, victory gardens of vegetables and fruits were planted at both private residences and public spaces such as parks, intended to supplement the public food supply during wartime - particularly in Britain where food was rationed. This also occurred in the United States and Canada, as indicated in the title of this fine painting. This grassroots drive was a tremendous success, increasing self-sufficiency and raising morale during wartime. Macdonald painted this scene during the summer of 1944 when he traveled to the Okanagan Valley from Vancouver. He reacted to the Okanagan’s Mediterranean climate by using softer forms and a warm colour palette, and loved the quality of brilliant light in this area. Macdonald depicted this rural scene with a fine sense of rhythm in the rolling hills, and in the fences and buildings following the lines of the undulating land. Sculpted cloud formations hovering above the hills add to the peaceful, dreamy mood – a world away from what was happening in Britain and Europe, yet still connected through the “victory” garden.

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