signed lower right; partial, signed Rockies landscape, titled and dated “970604” (June 4, 1997) on the reverse
15 × 22.5 in (38.1 × 57.1 cm) (sheet)
Auction Estimate:$2,000 - $3,000
Sale date:December 3, 2020
Price Realized
$3,388
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mountain Galleries at Fairmount, Banff
Private Collection, Ontario
The reverse side of this artwork presents half of another Rockies landscape, signed by McCarthy and executed during the summer of 1987. It is believed that the artist decided against showing the large-format watercolour, scored the sheet, cut it in half and painted “From Whistler Parking Lot” on the opposite side. Doris McCarthy’s date code for the larger landscape is found in the far margin of the later composition (beneath the matting, when framed).
We extend our thanks to Wendy Wacko for providing details related to this artwork.
