Join us for a free evening lecture about the early work of artist Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970). Jones Auction House curator Sarah Jones will explore Lewis’ development as an artist, her influences, style, and technique in the 1940s and early 1950s. We will also explore the changes in approach that occurred throughout her career.

We will have six works by Lewis on view at the gallery during the lecture that are part of our current Canadian & International Art auction. Three of these are rare examples of 1940s paintings and the other three were created in the 1960s. We will be able to compare the differences in approach and chart the changes over three decades.

Cost: Free and open to the public. No registration necessary.

Location: Jones Gallery, 122 Prince William Street, Saint John NB

ABOUT MAUD LEWIS

Maud Lewis (1903-1970) is one of Atlantic Canada’s most well-known artists and one of Canada’s most significant artists of the mid-twentieth century. She created colourful, graphically bold interpretations of the Nova Scotia landscape.

Lewis was born in 1903 in Yarmouth, NS, moved in the 1930s to Digby County, NS. She had a prolific and consistent painting career throughout the 1950s and 1960s. A collection of her work is on permanent view at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. Lewis and her work have been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and national and international touring exhibitions. In 2016, Lewis was depicted of the 2016 feature film, "Maudie," starring Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins.