Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Acropois at Nauplia
watercolour
signed lower right; unframed
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $450.00
Sale date: September 21st 2016
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
The Whyte Lady
etching
signed and titled in the lower margin; unframed (matted)
2.5 x 3.5 ins ( 6.4 x 8.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $360.00
Sale date: February 27th 2024
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Portrait of a Woman; Female Nude
assorted media on paper (2)
“Portrait of a Woman” (pencil on paper, signed and datesd 1931 lower right; dated 1931 on the reverse - 19.5 x 16 ins); “Female Nude” (charcoal on paper, signed lower right - 23.5 x 17.75 ins); tears and creasing on perimeter of works; sold “as is” and not subject to return; unframed
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Auction Estimate: $450.00 - $550.00
Price Realized $316.00
Sale date: June 22nd 2016
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Iceberg #4; Fool’s Paradise; Holy Family Scene
three prints
“Iceberg #4” (aquatint; signed and titled in the lower margin, mounted to the cover of a Christmas card which is inscribed and signed by the artist inside); “Fool’s Paradise” (lithograph; mounted within a Christmas card which is signed, inscribed and addressed by the artist); “Holy Family Scene” (screenprint on the cover of an unused card); each unframed
4 x 5 ins ( 10.2 x 12.7 cms ) ( each subject )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $325.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
The Palace in Hungary, 1999
watercolour
signed lower right; unframed
7 x 9.75 ins ( 17.8 x 24.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $300.00
Sale date: September 21st 2016
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Arctic #2; Iceberg #4; Iceberg #6
three prints (christmas cards)
each signed and titled in the lower margin; framed together
4 x 4.75 ins ( 10.2 x 12.1 cms ) ( each subject )
Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Price Realized $266.00
Sale date: November 28th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Abstract Composition & Portrait of Man with a Cane (sold with “Nude” by D. Bennett)
assorted media on paper (3)
“Abstract Composition” (tempera and acrylic on paper, signed “Doris McCarthy” lower right); “Portrait of Man with a Cane” (watercolour and charcoal on paper, signed “Doris McCarthy” lower right - 22 x15 ins); sold together with “Nude” (watercolour, signed “D. Bennett” lower right - 29.75 x 21.75 ins); ; each unframed
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Auction Estimate: $275.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $248.00
Sale date: March 20th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Arctic #2; Arctic Landscape; Fool’s Paradise
three prints
“Arctic #2” (aquatint, signed and titled in the lower margin; attached to the cover of a card which is signed and inscribed “Love to you” inside by the artist); “Arctic Landscape” (aquatint); “Fool’s Paradise” (lithograph; signed in the lower right margin; a label on the reverse notes that the work is a reprint of the 1940s print); each unframed
4 x 5 ins ( 10.2 x 12.7 cms ) ( each subject )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $177.00
Sale date: July 16th 2019
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Three books devoted to the artist and her work
three books
“Celebrating Life: The Art of Doris McCarthy” (The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Canada, 2002 - reprint of the 1999 publication); “Doris McCarthy: Feast of Incarnation Paintings 1929-1989” (the Gallery/Stratford, 1991); “Doris McCarthy: The View from Here” (Art Gallery of Mississauga, 1999)
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Auction Estimate: $50.00 - $75.00
Price Realized $89.00
Sale date: February 18th 2020
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Packing for the Canoe Trip, 1981
watercolour
signed lower right
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms )
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 )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Sketch for Canvas of Moss and Rocks
mixed media on paper
signed and titled lower right
9.75 x 7.75 ins ( 24.8 x 19.7 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Golden, B.C.
acrylic on board
signed lower right; titled and dated “741023” (October 23, 1974) on the reverse; titled and dated on a label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Rock Puddle, Below the Pine, Baie Fine
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated “350810” (August 10th, 1935) on the reverse
11.5 x 13.5 ins ( 29.2 x 34.3 cms )
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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.
