Barbara McGivern
Previously Sold Works
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Council Time
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled twice, dated 2014 twice and estate stamp (#307) on the reverse; unframed
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $4,560.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Corniche Series #8
acrylic
signed and titled on the reverse; unframed
72 x 72 in ( 182.9 x 182.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: July 23rd 2024
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Study for Green Fantasy
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed, titled and estate stamp (#295) on the reverse; unframed
36 x 36 ins ( 91.4 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: January 23rd 2024
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Yellow (Floral Series)
acrylic and gold leaf on paper mounted on canvas
signed and dated 2003 lower right; signed, dated 2003 and estate stamp (#279) on the reverse; unframed
42 x 29.75 ins ( 106.7 x 75.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: March 26th 2024
BARBARA MCGIVERN
It’s Too Late, Babe
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed and titled with estate stamp (SMS #40) on the reverse; unframed
42 x 42 in ( 106.7 x 106.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,000.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Summer Dreams
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed and titled on the reverse; unframed
48 x 48 in ( 121.9 x 121.9 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: September 24th 2024
BARBARA MCGIVERN
Untitled #19 (Series 3)
acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
signed lower right; signed, dated 2016, inscribed “#19” and estate stamp (#421) on the reverse; unframed
18 x 14 ins ( 45.7 x 35.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: February 1st 2022
BARBARA MCGIVERN
New York #5
mixed media and added objects on New York City map, wrapped around stretched canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; unframed
16.5 x 11.5 x 2.75 ins ( 41.9 x 29.2 x 7 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $210.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020
Barbara McGivern Biography
Barbara McGivern was a contemporary Toronto artist born in 1945. After working at Columbia Pictures Television for several years, she decided to take up painting in 1981. Three years later, she enrolled at the Ontario College of Art and Design, studying under acclaimed Canadian artists including Graham Coughtry. McGivern graduated in 1988 in Experimental Arts. She was inspired by her teachers, her immediate surroundings and her travels. During a 1992 trip to Europe, she was enthralled by exhibitions of Henri Matisse, Fernando Botero and the French Impressionists. She experimented with many styles and subjects, from abstraction to still lifes to urban scenes. Throughout her career, McGivern was represented by galleries in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton as well as Dubai, Zurich, Berlin, London, Paris and Madrid.
