THOREAU MACDONALD "WINTER EVENING" SILKSCREEN SUPERVISED & SIGNED BY AJ CASSON

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By Martine Boré Antiques Ltd.

Oct 1, 2020 - Nov 1, 2020

Set Reminder 2020-10-01 14:00:00 2020-11-01 00:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : 19th & 20th Century Antique and Collectible Fall Sale https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/martine-bore-antiques/19th-20th-century-antique-and-collectible-fall-sale-5483
Martine Boré, is a second-generation Antique dealer. Carmen Boré Antiques was a well known Antique Gallery for acquiring fine quality European Antiques,Paintings, Lamps, Mirrors, Chandeliers, Art, Jewelry, Decorative Art and more. Martine Boré Antiques Ltd. martineboreantiques@gmail.com

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  Art measures 20 x 27" and with the frame 33" x 26" and has been framed and matted professionally. Please do not ask me to take it out of the frame, it is being sold as it is. Thoreau MacDonald (1901-1989). Title: 'Winter Morning, 1944' Medium: Serigraph on Board. Size: 20 inches by 27 inches. Provenance: Sampson-Mathews Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Issued by THE NATIONAL GALLERY of Canada. Appraised: $3200.00. (Unframed) Comments: The silkscreen process used up to 15 oil based colours, meaning real paint was used in the creation. A.J. Casson (Group of Seven) supervised production in the 1940s. He Signed this serigraph lower right. During World War II, Group of Seven members A.Y. Jackson and A.J. Casson initiated a plan to bring contemporary art to Canada's soldiers. Jackson was a veteran of the First World War and wanted to improve the appearance of the drab army barracks and barren mess halls. At the time, A.J. Casson was the art director at the Toronto design firm of Sampson-Matthews Limited. With Casson’s expertise in silkscreen printing, they were able to produce a very high quality print at low cost. Screening oil colours onto masonite board produced artworks of vivid colour that were also exceptionally durable. The landscape subjects chosen represented scenes from every part of Canada. Many of the works were already well known and considered masterpieces in their time. Some of the artists whose work was selected included Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, Thoreau MacDonald, David Milne and Tom Thomson. Among others, Charles Comfort and A.Y. Jackson contributed original works conceived especially for this series. Apart from brightening Canadian Army Barracks, these prints, which were sent to all parts of Canada, to England and to Germany, were used to recall the beauty and dignity of the homeland for the troops. They instilled not only a patriotic pride, but also a pride in Canada's artists. Buyer is responsible for shipping.

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