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EVELYN PAGE - Aix-en-Provence
Estimate:
$35,000 - $45,000
Sold
$30,000
Live Auction
Important & Rare Art
ARTIST
EVELYN PAGE (1899 - 1988)
Size
40.7 x 30.5 cm
Description
Oil on canvas
Condition
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Signature
Signed
Signed, titled and dated August 1967 verso
Signed, titled and dated August 1967 verso
Provenance
From the artist’s family
Private Collection, Tauranga
Acquired from Ferner Galleries
Private Collection, Tauranga
Acquired from Ferner Galleries
Literature
Evelyn Page’s life was one of extraordinary zest and independence of spirit. Qualities clearly evident in a body of work created over seven decades. The work illustrated here is a fine example of the artist’s talents and joie de vivre.
In 1966 Page was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council travel grant. She was planning her final journey to Europe and of particular interest was the Bonnard exhibition at Burlington House, London. She later traveled to Salzburg to attend Oskar Kokoschka’s famous summer School of Seeing. Page found the experience challenging but rewarding and felt that she: learned to let the subject impress as simply as possible.
At the end of the course Page joined her husband Frederick in Aix-en-Provence to attend the Arts Festival there, and this painting was executed during their stay. Page’s response to the colour and vitality of the summer scene is typically kinesthetic, capturing the carnival atmosphere of the crowded avenue in vibrant tonal harmonies and wonderfully exuberant brushstrokes.
In 1966 Page was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council travel grant. She was planning her final journey to Europe and of particular interest was the Bonnard exhibition at Burlington House, London. She later traveled to Salzburg to attend Oskar Kokoschka’s famous summer School of Seeing. Page found the experience challenging but rewarding and felt that she: learned to let the subject impress as simply as possible.
At the end of the course Page joined her husband Frederick in Aix-en-Provence to attend the Arts Festival there, and this painting was executed during their stay. Page’s response to the colour and vitality of the summer scene is typically kinesthetic, capturing the carnival atmosphere of the crowded avenue in vibrant tonal harmonies and wonderfully exuberant brushstrokes.
