Thoreau MacDonald
(1901 - 1989) Canadian Group of Painters
Previously Sold Works
THOREAU MACDONALD
The Snow Storm
sampson matthews screenprint
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the margin, initialled within the plate; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
20 x 27 ins ( 50.8 x 68.6 cms ) ( sheet )
THOREAU MACDONALD
The Plough
sampson matthews screenprint
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the margin; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
20 x 30 ins ( 50.8 x 76.2 cms ) ( sheet )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Tom Thomson (drawn by T.M. from a photo by L.S.H.)
lithograph
signed and dated 1965 in the lower margin
8 x 6 ins ( 20.3 x 15.2 cms ) ( image )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Winter Morning
sampson-matthews silkscreen
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the lower margin; initialed within the plate and inscribed “Supervised by A.J. Casson” lower right; a Sampson-Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
20.25 x 27 ins ( 51.4 x 68.6 cms )
THOREAU MACDONALD
The Snowstorm
sampson-matthews silkscreen
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa” printed in the lower margin; inscribed “supervised by A. J. Casson” lower right; a Sampson-Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
20 x 27 ins ( 50.8 x 68.6 cms )
THOREAU MACDONALD
A Calendar of Canadian Verse 1928
flip calendar and colour silkscreen on board
calendar intact and affixed with two staples (Irwin and Gordon Toronto, 1928);
sold with three unframed printed Christmas cards by the artist
12 x 6 ins ( 30.5 x 15.2 cms ) ( sheet )
THOREAU MACDONALD
New Growth
lithograph with christmas cards and prints
illustration for “New Growth Series- The Relations of Men and Women”
sold together with:
-5 Christmas cards with images by the artist (each 5 ins x 6.25 ins); each unframed;
-14 reproduction prints of the artist’s sketches (each 5.25 ins x 8 ins); each unframed
6.5 x 4.75 ins ( 16.5 x 12.1 cms ) ( sight )
THOREAU MACDONALD
The Snowstorm
sampson-matthews silkscreen
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the margin; signed “supervised by A.J. Casson” in the plate; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse, unframed
20 x 27 ins ( 50.8 x 68.6 cms )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Snow Storm
sampson-matthews silkscreen
Sampson Matthews label on the reverse
19.75 x 26.5 ins ( 50.2 x 67.3 cms )
THOREAU MACDONALD
The Snowstorm
sampson-matthews silkscreen
artist name, title and “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada” printed in the margin; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
20 x 27 ins ( 50.8 x 68.6 cms ) ( sheet )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Three Works
three woodblocks
“Untitled (Shoreline)” (signed and dated 1924 in the lower margin, 5.5 x 4.5 ins [subject]);
“Untitled (Horse and Cabin, Winter” (signed and dated 1923 in the lower margin, 3.5 x 3.5 ins [subject]);
“Untitled (Shoreline with Mountains)” (signed and dated 1924 lower right, 4.25 x 4.75 ins [subject])
5.5 x 4.5 ins ( 14 x 11.4 cms ) ( largest subject )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Strawberry Roan
mixed media drawing
initialed and titled lower right
5 x 7 ins ( 12.7 x 17.8 cms ) ( sight )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Untitled, Farm Scenes
six woodcuts (framed together)
each signed in the lower left margin
3 x 3.75 ins ( 7.6 x 9.5 cms ) ( each )
THOREAU MACDONALD
Christmas Night
one photolithographic reproduction and two postcards
“Season’s Greetings” / “Christmas Night” 8.5 x 9.25 ins. (folded), 8.5 x 17 ins. (unfolded); sold together with two postcards from the McMichael Conservation Collection of Art
8.5 x 17 ins ( 21.6 x 43.2 cms ) ( largest )
Thoreau MacDonald Biography
(1901 - 1989) Canadian Group of Painters
Thoreau MacDonald, illustrator, designer and painter, was born in Toronto in 1901. A self-taught painter, Thoreau worked alongside his father J.E.H. MacDonald. Colour blindness forced him to work mainly in black and white palettes. He illustrated for the Ryerson Press and the Canadian Forum magazine during the 1920s and 30s, a period when Canadian illustrated prints flourished. In general, his subject matter paralleled his father’s, though he tended to favour Ontario farmscapes.
