Canada Geese; Rapids at Night III by Thoreau MacDonald
Thoreau MacDonald
Canada Geese; Rapids at Night III
charcoal drawings (2) and books
“Canada Geese” [charcoal drawing; signed, titled and dated 1974; 5.5 ins x 9.5 ins (subject)]; “Rapids at Night” [charcoal drawing; signed with initials, titled and dated 1974; 5 ins x 9.5 ins (subject)]; sold together with six volumes related to Thoreau MacDonald (”Some Tools of the Pioneers”, 1936; “Dame Wiggins of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats”; “Thoreau’s Tales”, 2002; “54 Old Houses”, 1964; “Birds and Animals: Second Series”, 1973; “House and Barn”)
5 x 9.5 ins ( 12.7 x 24.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: February 21st 2018
Artwork purchased directly from the artist
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.
