stamped (twice) with the estate stamp at the lower corners
17.5 × 11.5 in (44.5 × 29.2 cm) (sight)
Auction Estimate:$2,500 - $3,500
Sale date:June 9, 2021
Price Realized
$7,200
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
Pegi Nicol MacLeod, “Recording the Women’s Services,” Canadian Art, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1945, page 49
Laura Brandon, Pegi By Herself: The Life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian Artist, Kingston/Montreal, 2005, pages 113-14
Becoming active in the war art program while in Fredericton in October 1940, Pegi Nicol MacLeod sought to document the activities of base life. The artist compared women during the war to Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, remarking that, “Only if all the women painters in Canada were to cover all the activities of all the Women’s Divisions could this story ever be depicted properly.” “Bunks”, a rare war-period work, showcases the tenacity and vibrancy of these servicewomen in a moment of camaraderie, a testament to their uniquely important position during the course of the war.
