Molly Lamb Bobak at Jones Auction House
We are currently seeking works by Molly Lamb Bobak to be included in gallery or auction sales.
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ABOUT MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Molly Lamb Bobak, RCA (Canadian, 1922-2014) was an important 20th century Canadian printmaker, painter, and watercolourist. She was the first Canadian woman to be sent overseas as a war artist during World War II.
Lamb Bobak is known for her masterful handling of crowds and her approach to depicting gatherings, marches, parades, and sporting events. She is also recognized for her sensitive watercolour still lifes of flowers, a subject which she approached like a crowded landscape: "Poppies are like crowds," she told the CBC in 1943, "you don't organize them."
OUR BACKGROUND
Jones Auction House curator and art historian, Sarah Jones, conducted her graduate research on 20th-century Atlantic Canadian art, and routinely consults and lecture on the significance of Molly Lamb Bobak and her contemporaries.
Questions about Molly Lamb Bobak, or would you like to talk to us about consigning your Bobak artwork? Speak directly with Sarah Jones, Jones Auction House curator.
Email: sarah@jonesgallery.ca
Phone: 506 672-2326
Works by Molly Lamb Bobak previously handled by our Auction House:
Summer Auction | Lot 101: Flowers in the Living Room
watercolour on paper, 22 x 30 in. (sight), 29.5 x 37 in. (frame), c. 1986
Provenance: Private Collection, New Brunswick
SALE DATE: 25 JUNE 2023
Realized: $4,620
An exquisitely rendered and energetic interior scene. Lamb Bobak quickly captures the setting and details of the space; some elements are rendered in detail - the daffodils, the Moroccan carpet - others are lightly sketched and only suggested - the book and edge of the table, for instance. The composition loosely tumbles from the upper left to the lower right with fields of golden yellow and blue highlights.
Sell with us.
Contact us about placing your Molly Lamb Bobak artwork in an upcoming auction. Submit via our consignment form or contact our curator directly:
sarah@jonesgallery.ca; (506) 672-2326