Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Current Sale
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Floes Floating
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and dated “000522 (May 22, 2000)” on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
30 x 36 ins ( 76.2 x 91.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $43,200.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Adélie Penguins in the Antarctic
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated “910214” (February 14, 1991) on the reverse, titled “Penguins in the Antarctic” and dated 1991 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
13.5 x 21.75 ins ( 34.3 x 55.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized: $4,800.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Haliburton Highlands
watercolour on paper
signed lower right
25 x 21.5 ins ( 63.5 x 54.6 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,440.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023
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Doris McCarthy Biography
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Born in Calgary, Alberta, McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art from 1926–1930 where she was awarded various scholarships and prizes. She became a teacher shortly thereafter and taught most frequently at Central Technical School in downtown Toronto from 1932 until she retired in 1972. She spent most of her life living and working in Scarborough, Ontario though she travelled abroad extensively and painted the landscapes of various countries including: Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Japan, India, England and Ireland. McCarthy was probably best-known for her Canadian landscapes and her depictions of Arctic icebergs.
McCarthy's work has been exhibited and collected extensively in Canada and abroad, in both public and private art galleries including: The National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, and The Doris McCarthy Art Gallery. McCarthy also penned three autobiographies chronicling the various stages of her life: A Fool in Paradise (Toronto: MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1990), The Good Wine (Toronto: MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1991), and Ninety Years Wise (Toronto: Second Story Press, 2004). She was also the recipient of the Order of Ontario, the Order of Canada; honorary degrees from the University of Calgary, the University of Toronto, Trent University, the University of Alberta, and Nipissing University; and an honorary fellowship from the Ontario College of Art and Design. She died on November 25, 2010.
