Bernice Fenwick Martin
(1902 - 1999)
Previously Sold Works
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Cherry Beach
signed and titled in the lower margin; titled and dated on the reverse
5.75 x 8.75 ins ( 14.6 x 22.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $270.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2016
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Floral Still Life
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; the artist’s name and address stamped on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2015
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Black River, Von Koughnet, Muskoka
watercolour and graphite
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
7.5 x 9.25 ins ( 19.1 x 23.5 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $230.00
Sale date: June 14th 2017
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Kleinburg, c.1945
graphite and watercolour on sketchbook paper
signed lower left; titled on the reverse of the framing
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $210.00
Sale date: February 24th 2016
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Blue Rocks
linocut
signed, titled, dated 1960 and numbered 1/75 in the lower margin
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms ) ( subject )
Auction Estimate: $80.00 - $120.00
Price Realized $210.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2016
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Kissing Point, Scarborough Bluffs
graphite and watercolour on sketchbook paper
signed lower left; titled on reverse
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $201.00
Sale date: June 22nd 2016
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Charlie’s Place, Lambton, Early Spring
signed lower right; titled on reverse
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: February 24th 2016
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Black River, Near Van Koughet Muskoka
mixed media
graphite, colour pencil, and watercolour on paper; signed and titled in the lower margin
6 x 8.75 ins ( 15.2 x 22.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $175.00 - $225.00
Price Realized $173.00
Sale date: December 14th 2016
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
Muskoka River, Near Bracebridge
graphite and watercolour on paper
signed lower right
7.5 x 9.5 ins ( 19.1 x 24.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $173.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
BERNICE FENWICK MARTIN
High Falls, Muskoka
oil on canvas board
titled on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $472.00
Sale date: October 27th 2020
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Bernice Fenwick Martin Biography
(1902 - 1999)
Born in Shelbourne, Ontario, Martin studied at the Ontario College of Art under noted Canadian artists J.W. Beatty and Franklin Carmichael. After the death of Beatty in 1941, she found friendship in Peter Clapham Sheppard whom she studied and worked with until his death in 1965. Working in oil, watercolour and woodcut, Martin focuses on real scenes, Toronto harbour scenes, still life, and Northern landscapes with particular concentration on the Muskoka, Haliburton, and Algonquin Park regions of Ontario. She had works showcased at the Royal Canadian Academy from 1945-1947 and solo exhibitions of her work in Toronto galleries throughout her career. “I look back on my life and my painting hours were the happiest. I’d spend long hours and forget time…my time was always measured by the passage of light.”
(With details from Canadian Heritage Art Gallery, “A Celebration of the Art and Life of Bernice Fenwick Martin”, Kleinburg, 2010, page xi)
