Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 21, 2016

LOT 41

Lot 41

FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A.

FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A.
Lot 41 Details
FREDERICK HORSMAN VARLEY, A.R.C.A.

DOON LANDSCAPE, 1949

oil on board
signed
11.75 ins x 15 ins; 43.8 cms x 52.1 cms

Estimate $30,000-$40,000

Realised: $40,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Provenance:

Private Collection, Waterloo

Literature:

Christopher Varley, F.H. Varley: A Centennial Exhibition, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1981, pages 166 and 168.

Note:

In 1949, Varley was teaching at the Doon Summer School of Fine Arts. The demands on him were intense yet he still found time to paint (see lot 74). That autumn, Varley returned to Toronto to feature in a documentary film about his life in art with the NFB.

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