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MOLLY LAMB BOBAK, R.C.A.
CAFE, PARIS (WITH UMBRELLAS)
oil on board
signed and dated ‘51
31.25 ins x 23.25 ins; 79.4 cms x 59.1 cms
Estimate $8,000-$12,000
Realised: $14,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
About artist/note:
In 1950, Molly Lamb Bobak’s (1922-2014) work came to the attention of Vatican Ambassador to the U.S., Jacques Maritain. Maritain arranged a scholarship for her which allowed her to spend time in France. Cindy Richmond writes that the visit to France “... lead to a series of paintings in the early fifties (this lot dates to 1951) which are important for the development of her mature style.”
Literature:
Cindy Richmond, Molly Lamb Bobak: A Retrospective (catalogue), Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 1993, page 38.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Etobicoke