Facade No. 4

oil on canvas

signed lower right

34 × 24 in (86.4 × 61.0 cm)

Auction Estimate:$2,500 - $3,500

Sale date:May 31, 2016

Price Realized

$2,530

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto

Literature

A.K. Prakash, “Independent Spirits: Early Canadian Women Artists”, Toronto, 2008, page 367

Marian Scott's usual effervescence is revealed in the layers of forest green paint of “Facade No. 4.” A wall of abstracted figures confronts the viewer with playful nonconformity. Scott gradually moved to abstraction from landscapes and cityscapes, developing her oeuvre with intellectualism and high ideals. Scott studied under William Brymner at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, under Henry Tonks at the Slade School of Art in London, England, and was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters. Another version of this work, “Facade No. 6” currently resides in the National Gallery of Canada.