Lot 2
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Emily Louise Orr Elliott 1868 - 1952

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 CAD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Emily Louise Orr Elliott
  • CELEBRATION ON THE GREEN (Three Works)
  • one signed and dated lower right E. Elliott, 1921; each signed  and dated E. Elliott, 1921 on the reverse

  • gouache on board
  • 12.1 by 17.8 cm. 4 ¾ by 7 in; 26 by 33.7 cm. 10 ¼ by 13 ¼ in; 33 by 43.8 cm. 13 by 17 ¼ in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Condition

These works have not been viewed under UV or removed from their frames, however, they appear to be in excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

Elliott was a Toronto artist who studied at the Art Students' League in New York. She was renowned for her figure studies, landscapes and florals. These lovely scenes record summer activity on the Toronto Islands, and were likely illustrations.