Doris Jean McCarthy, Sailboats (Riding at St. Tropez), watercolour and marker, 1951

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Sailboats (Riding at St. Tropez), 1951

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 × 22 in (38.1 × 55.9 cm)

Auction Estimate:$500 - $700

Sale date:February 11 - 18, 2020

Price Realized

$780

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist (a wedding gift in 1967) By descent to the present Private Collection, Ottawa

A label on the reverse of the original matting indicates that this work was a wedding gift to the original owners in 1967, with McCarthy noting that this watercolour was “painted [in] 1951, St. Tropez, France, view from apt. overlooking harbour.”