Doris Jean McCarthy
(1910 - 2010) RCA, OSA
Previously Sold Works
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Christina Maria & Escort
oil on panel
signed lower right; inscribed 860415 on the reverse, titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
River Iceberg
watercolour on paper
signed lower left; titled and dated 2000 to a gallery label on the reverse
5 x 7 ins ( 12.7 x 17.8 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Landscape (Islands and Clouds)
watercolour
signed lower right; an unfinished shoreline landscape present on reverse of artwork, inscribed “770317” (March, 17, 1977) on the reverse
11.5 x 14.75 ins ( 29.2 x 37.5 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Peat Bogs, Ireland, County Mayo
watercolour
signed lower right and inscribed “510725” upper right; titled on the reverse
15.25 x 22.25 ins ( 38.7 x 56.5 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Store at Bishop’s Cove - Salvage, Nfld.
watercolour
signed lower right; titled on a label on the reverse of the framing
15 x 22.5 ins ( 38.1 x 57.2 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Elgin, Sept 1927
oil on card
signed, titled and dated “Sept 1927” on the reverse; Condition noted: craquelure, sold “as is” and not subject to return
8.25 x 10.25 ins ( 21 x 26 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Low Tide on Fjord (2004)
watercolour
signed lower right
11 x 15 ins ( 27.9 x 38.1 cms ) ( sight )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Grey Spruce, Inuvik
watercolour
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1977 on the reverse
11.75 x 15.75 ins ( 29.8 x 40 cms ) ( sheet )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Autumn Lake
double-sided oil on board
signed lower right; an unfinished shore landscape on the reverse
10.5 x 13 ins ( 26.7 x 33 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Shore at Lake Erie, Near Point Pelee
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled and dated “October 20, 1939” on the reverse
11.5 x 13.625 ins ( 29.2 x 34.6 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Red Top in the Badlands
oil on board
signed lower right; signed (on October 19. 2001 “with [her] left hand”) and dated “820420” (April 20, 1982) on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
West Coast Cloud Shine
watercolour
signed lower right; dated “770324” (March 24, 1977) on the artist’s label on the reverse
22 x 30 ins ( 55.9 x 76.2 cms ) ( sight )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Head Lake, Haliburton
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
11.5 x 13.5 ins ( 29.2 x 34.3 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Brixham Harbour (Lake Shoreline)
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and dated “390810” on the reverse
11.5 x 13.5 ins ( 29.2 x 34.3 cms )
DORIS JEAN MCCARTHY
Haliburton Highlands
watercolour on paper
signed lower right
25 x 21.5 ins ( 63.5 x 54.6 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.
