Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Landscape (Islands and Clouds)
watercolour
signed lower right; an unfinished shoreline landscape present on reverse of artwork, inscribed “770317” (March, 17, 1977) on the reverse
11.5 x 14.75 ins ( 29.2 x 37.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Abstract Winter Landscape
watercolour
signed lower right; abstract study of a cemetery on the reverse; pinholes present in margins of the paper; unframed
22.25 x 30.25 ins ( 56.5 x 76.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: February 24th 2016
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
River Iceberg
watercolour on paper
signed lower left; titled and dated 2000 to a gallery label on the reverse
5 x 7 ins ( 12.7 x 17.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Peat Bogs, Ireland, County Mayo
watercolour
signed lower right and inscribed “510725” upper right; titled on the reverse
15.25 x 22.25 ins ( 38.7 x 56.5 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,560.00
Sale date: November 30th 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Self Portrait of the Artist in Her Studio on Neville Park Blvd. Toronto
watercolour
signed lower margin; titled and dated 1941 on a label on the reverse, tears present in lower margin; sold “as is” and not subject to return; unframed
30.75 x 22.75 ins ( 78.1 x 57.8 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,380.00
Sale date: March 14th 2018
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Camping Trip, Killarney Park
watercolour
signed lower right
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: April 26th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Iceberg Fantasy
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and inscribed “721026” (dated of Octobrer 26, 1972) on a card attached to the reverse of the framing
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Dockside, Barachois
watercolour
signed lower right
19 x 23 ins ( 48.3 x 58.4 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: June 1st 2021
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
The Fisherman, 1957
watercolour
signed lower right; inscribed “570803” upper right
25 x 21 ins ( 63.5 x 53.3 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,035.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Still Life with Mask and Books; Castle Landscape; Red Houses
watercolours on paper (3)
“Still Life with Mask and Books” (signed lower right - 20.25 x 25.75 ins); “Castle Landscape” (signed lower right - 30.5 x 22.75 ins); “Red Houses” (signed lower right - 23.25 x 31.25 ins); unframed
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,600.00
Price Realized $1,035.00
Sale date: June 22nd 2016
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Little Yachts at St. Tropez
watercolour
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $920.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Connamara Flock
watercolour
signed lower right; titled on gallery label on the reverse
4.75 x 6.75 ins ( 12.1 x 17.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $885.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Floral Still Life
watercolour
signed lower right
21 x 21 ins ( 53.3 x 53.3 cms ) ( diameter )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $826.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Irish Sheep (From Caroline’s Road, Co. Mayo)
watercolour
signed lower right; dated “040425” (April 4, 2004) and inscribed “From Caroline’s Road, Co. Mayo” on the reverse; unframed
9 x 12.25 ins ( 22.9 x 31.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $826.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Sailboats (Riding at St. Tropez)
watercolour and marker
signed lower right; dated “51224” (February 24, 1951) on the reverse; inscribed “Riding at St. Tropez” on the reverse of the original matting included with this lot; sketching in marker visible within the composition; unframed
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $767.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
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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.
