Painting Place, 1931

colour drypoint

signed in the lower margin; second state of two

4.75 × 6.75 in (12.1 × 17.1 cm) (plate)

Auction Estimate:$800 - $1,200

Sale date:July 8 - 22, 2025

Price Realized

$1,440

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Ontario

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, "Painting Place", Ottawa, page 20, reproduced page 19

"Painting Place" was commissioned and published by The Colophon in 1931 in a total edition of 3000 (with an extra 100 in case of damage). The estimated size of each state was between 300 and 350 impressions.