Miller & Miller’s Canadiana & Historic Objects online auction, Oct. 7, features four paintings by Maud Lewis (1903-1980)

Miller & Miller’s Canadiana & Historic Objects online auction, Oct. 7, features four paintings by Maud Lewis (1903-1980)

Original naïve painting by the acclaimed Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1980), titled The Three Black Cats (est. CA$25,000-$30,000), one of four Maud Lewis works in the sale. Important cobalt-washed flask with incised work on both panels by the English-born Canadian artisan William Collinson (1830-1890), incised in a cursive script (est. CA$25,000-$35,000). This scarce, circa […]

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