Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
The Fisherman, 1957
watercolour
signed lower right; inscribed “570803” upper right
25 x 21 ins ( 63.5 x 53.3 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Portrait of a Woman; Female Nude
assorted media on paper (2)
“Portrait of a Woman” (pencil on paper, signed and datesd 1931 lower right; dated 1931 on the reverse - 19.5 x 16 ins); “Female Nude” (charcoal on paper, signed lower right - 23.5 x 17.75 ins); tears and creasing on perimeter of works; sold “as is” and not subject to return; unframed
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DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Still Life with Mask and Books; Castle Landscape; Red Houses
watercolours on paper (3)
“Still Life with Mask and Books” (signed lower right - 20.25 x 25.75 ins); “Castle Landscape” (signed lower right - 30.5 x 22.75 ins); “Red Houses” (signed lower right - 23.25 x 31.25 ins); unframed
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DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Abstract Composition & Portrait of Man with a Cane (sold with “Nude” by D. Bennett)
assorted media on paper (3)
“Abstract Composition” (tempera and acrylic on paper, signed “Doris McCarthy” lower right); “Portrait of Man with a Cane” (watercolour and charcoal on paper, signed “Doris McCarthy” lower right - 22 x15 ins); sold together with “Nude” (watercolour, signed “D. Bennett” lower right - 29.75 x 21.75 ins); ; each unframed
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DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Abstract Winter Landscape
watercolour
signed lower right; abstract study of a cemetery on the reverse; pinholes present in margins of the paper; unframed
22.25 x 30.25 ins ( 56.5 x 76.8 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Self Portrait of the Artist in Her Studio on Neville Park Blvd. Toronto
watercolour
signed lower margin; titled and dated 1941 on a label on the reverse, tears present in lower margin; sold “as is” and not subject to return; unframed
30.75 x 22.75 ins ( 78.1 x 57.8 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Broughton - N.W.T.
ink and graphite
signed and titled in the lower margin; unframed (matted)
3.75 x 5 ins ( 9.5 x 12.7 cms ) ( subject )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Acropois at Nauplia
watercolour
signed lower right; unframed
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
The Palace in Hungary, 1999
watercolour
signed lower right; unframed
7 x 9.75 ins ( 17.8 x 24.8 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Little Yachts at St. Tropez
watercolour
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Floral Still Life
watercolour
signed lower right
21 x 21 ins ( 53.3 x 53.3 cms ) ( diameter )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Holman Island
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and inscribed “770615” (inventory date June 15, 1977) on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Camping Trip, Killarney Park
watercolour
signed lower right
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms )
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Doris McCarthy Biography
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Born in Calgary, Alberta, McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art from 1926–1930 where she was awarded various scholarships and prizes. She became a teacher shortly thereafter and taught most frequently at Central Technical School in downtown Toronto from 1932 until she retired in 1972. She spent most of her life living and working in Scarborough, Ontario though she travelled abroad extensively and painted the landscapes of various countries including: Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Japan, India, England and Ireland. McCarthy was probably best-known for her Canadian landscapes and her depictions of Arctic icebergs.
McCarthy's work has been exhibited and collected extensively in Canada and abroad, in both public and private art galleries including: The National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, and The Doris McCarthy Art Gallery. McCarthy also penned three autobiographies chronicling the various stages of her life: A Fool in Paradise (Toronto: MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1990), The Good Wine (Toronto: MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1991), and Ninety Years Wise (Toronto: Second Story Press, 2004). She was also the recipient of the Order of Ontario, the Order of Canada; honorary degrees from the University of Calgary, the University of Toronto, Trent University, the University of Alberta, and Nipissing University; and an honorary fellowship from the Ontario College of Art and Design. She died on November 25, 2010.
