Lot 75
  • 75

Stanley Morel Cosgrove 1911 - 2002

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 CAD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Stanley Morel Cosgrove
  • Edge of the Woods
  • signed lower right COSGROVE
  • oil on canvas

  • 91.4 by 71.1 cm.
  • 36 by 28 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Quebec

Condition

This work is in very good condition with no apparent issues under UV.
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Catalogue Note

Cosgrove studied fresco painting in Mexico.  When he returned to Canada, he had a new assurance and direction in his work.  The muted colours impose a restraint that creates an expression of serenity belying the actual boldness of the work.