Three Works by Thoreau MacDonald
Thoreau MacDonald
Three Works
three woodblocks
“Untitled (Shoreline)” (signed and dated 1924 in the lower margin, 5.5 x 4.5 ins [subject]);
“Untitled (Horse and Cabin, Winter” (signed and dated 1923 in the lower margin, 3.5 x 3.5 ins [subject]);
“Untitled (Shoreline with Mountains)” (signed and dated 1924 lower right, 4.25 x 4.75 ins [subject])
5.5 x 4.5 ins ( 14 x 11.4 cms ) ( largest subject )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: April 19th 2022
Private Collection, Ontario
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Thoreau MacDonald
(1901 - 1989) Canadian Group of Painters
Thoreau MacDonald, illustrator, designer and painter, was born in Toronto in 1901. A self-taught painter, Thoreau worked alongside his father J.E.H. MacDonald. Colour blindness forced him to work mainly in black and white palettes. He illustrated for the Ryerson Press and the Canadian Forum magazine during the 1920s and 30s, a period when Canadian illustrated prints flourished. In general, his subject matter paralleled his father’s, though he tended to favour Ontario farmscapes.
