signed lower right; titled and dated 1960 on an exhibition label on the reverse; Roberts Inventory Number (705) on the reverse
36 × 48 in (91.4 × 121.9 cm)
Auction Estimate:$8,000 - $10,000
Sale date:June 9, 2021
Price Realized
$9,600
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Private Collection, Montreal
Exhibited
Goodridge Roberts, Festival Ontario, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, no. 705
By 1959-60, William Goodridge Roberts was the artist in residence at the University of New Brunswick, and in 1960 he was presented with an honorary doctorate from the university. At this point in his career, Goodridge Roberts was a well-established artist and teacher, having taught at the Montreal Art Association between 1940 and 1952. From 1943-45 he was the Official War Artist for the Royal Canadian Air Force and had also exhibited nationally and internationally.
