Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Sailboats (Riding at St. Tropez)
watercolour and marker
signed lower right; dated “51224” (February 24, 1951) on the reverse; inscribed “Riding at St. Tropez” on the reverse of the original matting included with this lot; sketching in marker visible within the composition; unframed
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Serenity - E The Berg
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and dated “040613” (June 13, 2004) on the reverse
Note: adhesive from past framing present in left and lower margins (areas do not enter subject matter); unframed
4.75 x 6.5 ins ( 12.1 x 16.5 cms ) ( subject )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Arctic #2; Arctic Landscape; Fool’s Paradise
three prints
“Arctic #2” (aquatint, signed and titled in the lower margin; attached to the cover of a card which is signed and inscribed “Love to you” inside by the artist); “Arctic Landscape” (aquatint); “Fool’s Paradise” (lithograph; signed in the lower right margin; a label on the reverse notes that the work is a reprint of the 1940s print); each unframed
4 x 5 ins ( 10.2 x 12.7 cms ) ( each subject )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Iceberg #4; Fool’s Paradise; Holy Family Scene
three prints
“Iceberg #4” (aquatint; signed and titled in the lower margin, mounted to the cover of a Christmas card which is inscribed and signed by the artist inside); “Fool’s Paradise” (lithograph; mounted within a Christmas card which is signed, inscribed and addressed by the artist); “Holy Family Scene” (screenprint on the cover of an unused card); each unframed
4 x 5 ins ( 10.2 x 12.7 cms ) ( each subject )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Iceberg Fantasy
watercolour
signed lower right; titled and inscribed “721026” (dated of Octobrer 26, 1972) on a card attached to the reverse of the framing
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Hill Beyond the Picnic Grounds, Dinosaur Park
oil on panel
signed lower right; inscribed “820418B” on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Three books devoted to the artist and her work
three books
“Celebrating Life: The Art of Doris McCarthy” (The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Canada, 2002 - reprint of the 1999 publication); “Doris McCarthy: Feast of Incarnation Paintings 1929-1989” (the Gallery/Stratford, 1991); “Doris McCarthy: The View from Here” (Art Gallery of Mississauga, 1999)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Head Lake in Haliburton
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1943 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Ontario Ladies’ College, Whitby
oil on board
signed lower right; inscribed “Whitby” and “330610” (date of June 10, 1933) on the reverse; unframed
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Arctic #2; Iceberg #4; Iceberg #6
three prints (christmas cards)
each signed and titled in the lower margin; framed together
4 x 4.75 ins ( 10.2 x 12.1 cms ) ( each subject )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Connamara Flock
watercolour
signed lower right; titled on gallery label on the reverse
4.75 x 6.75 ins ( 12.1 x 17.1 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Air Strip at Broughton Island
oil on board
signed lower right; titled to a label on the reverse
11.75 x 15.75 ins ( 29.8 x 40 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Edge of the Rocks at Holy Point
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled and datd “960710” (July 10, 1996) on the reverse; titled and dated 1996 on a gallery label on the reverse
11.75 x 15.75 ins ( 29.8 x 40 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Bells Corners, Nepean
watercolour
signed lower right
13.75 x 20.75 ins ( 34.9 x 52.7 cms ) ( sight )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Dockside, Barachois
watercolour
signed lower right
19 x 23 ins ( 48.3 x 58.4 cms ) ( sight )
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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.
