Painting Place (Colophon Edition), 1931

colour drypoint etching

signed lower margin

4.75 × 6.5 in (12.1 × 16.5 cm) (plate size)

Auction Estimate:$800 - $1,200

Sale date:April 8 - 22, 2025

Price Realized

$1,440

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature

David Milne Jr. and David P. Silcox, “David B. Milne: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume 2: 1882 ‒ 1928”, Toronto, 1998, listed and reproduced page 479 Rosemarie L. Tovell, "Reflections in a Quiet Pool: The Prints of David Milne", National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, page 150 Rosemarie L. Tovell, "Painting Place", National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, reproduced page 19

The edition size for this Colophon edition drypoint of "Painting Place" was approximately 3,000, produced in 8 different states.