Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
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
Village on the North Shore
watercolour
signed lower right
22.5 x 30.5 ins ( 57.2 x 77.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,500.00 - $4,500.00
Price Realized $3,700.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Low Tide on Fjord (2004)
watercolour
signed lower right
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: March 22nd 2022
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Red Top in the Badlands
oil on board
signed lower right; signed (on October 19. 2001 “with [her] left hand”) and dated “820420” (April 20, 1982) on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,080.00
Sale date: August 23rd 2022
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Evening at Pangnirtung (1989)
watercolour
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “890805” & “DM6464” on the reverse
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,450.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Head Lake in Haliburton
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1943 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Edge of the Rocks at Holy Point
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled and datd “960710” (July 10, 1996) on the reverse; titled and dated 1996 on a gallery label on the reverse
11.75 x 15.75 ins ( 29.8 x 40 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: April 27th 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Inuit House Against the Sunlit Distance
watercolour
signed lower right
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,220.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Bells Corners, Nepean
watercolour
signed lower right
13.75 x 20.75 ins ( 34.9 x 52.7 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: April 27th 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Store at Bishop’s Cove - Salvage, Nfld.
watercolour
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse of the framing
15 x 22.5 ins ( 38.1 x 57.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Price Realized $3,360.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Hill Beyond the Picnic Grounds, Dinosaur Park
oil on panel
signed lower right; inscribed “820418B” on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,068.00
Sale date: October 22nd 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
West Coast Cloud Shine
watercolour
signed lower right; dated “770324” (March 24, 1977) on the artist’s label on the reverse
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: October 25th 2022
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Iceberg Fantasy
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated October 26, 1972 (“721026”) on a card attached to the reverse of the framing
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: March 26th 2024
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
House at Ferryland
watercolour
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: September 25th 2013
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Boulders at Port Kirwan
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated 1983 to a gallery label on the reverse
14.5 x 21 ins ( 36.8 x 53.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: October 10th 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.
