Maud Lewis at Jones Auction House
Our auction house is dedicated to presenting Lewis’ paintings as significant works within an art historical context to an international market.
We are currently seeking works by Maud Lewis to be included in gallery or auction sales.
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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.
Lewis and her work have been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and national and international touring exhibitions.
OUR BACKGROUND
Jones Auction House curator and art historian, Sarah Jones, conducted her graduate research on Maud Lewis and regularly speaks and consults on the artist across Canada. Sarah was recently on a panel regarding Lewis at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Maud on the Auction Block - AGNS panel discussion, October 2022). We have the background and expertise to authenticate Maud Lewis paintings and conduct extensive provenance research on all works handled by our auction house.
MEDIA COVERAGE
“3 rare Maud Lewis paintings fetch well above estimates in online auction”, CBC News, 08 Dec 2023
“Rare Maud Lewis paintings up for auction online, valued at $35000”, CTV News, 03 Dec 2023
“These Maud Lewis paintings were discovered tucked in a box in New York”, CBC News, 08 Dec 2023
“Maud Lewis painting auctioned off in N.B.”, CTV Atlantic, 05 Dec 2023
“Maud Lewis star of N.B. auction”, CTV News Atlantic, 03 Nov 2023
Questions about Maud Lewis, or would you like to talk to us about consigning your Maud Lewis artwork? Speak directly with Sarah Jones, Jones Auction House curator.
Email: sarah@jonesgallery.ca
Phone: 506 672-2326
Upcoming:
More details about Maud Lewis works in our upcoming 2024 Spring/Summer auction will be released soon.
Paintings by Maud Lewis previously handled by our Auction House:
2024 Winter Collection | Lot 141: Winter Sleigh Scene
2024 Winter Collection | Lot 211: Winter Sleigh Scene
2024 Winter Collection | Lot 220: Two Birds in Snow
2024 Winter Collection | Lot 133: Winter Scene with Covered Bridge and Red Sleigh
2024 Winter Collection | Lot 246: Two Deer
2024 Winter Collection | Lot 226: Winter Scene with Covered Bridge and Yellow Sleigh
Inaugural Auction | Lot 111: Winter Sleigh Scene
oil on board, 11.75 x 13.75 in. (unframed dimensions), c. 1960s
Provenance: On Your Behalf: Sandra Mercer & Associates, Kingston, Ontario
Acquired from the above by present owner in 2018
There are themes or motifs that reoccur in Lewis’ work - the team of oxen are sometimes the main subject in her paintings; here they appear in the lower left pulling a red sleigh. A yellow covered bridge is the focus of this painting - an exposed area of white paint conveys a sense of snow accumulating on the roof. A few quick blue lines give depth to the painting, connecting the middle ground with the foreground, and also a sense time passing as we know another sleigh has gone before this one.
SALE DATE: 15 NOVEMBER 2022
Estimate: $18,000-$25,000
Jones Auction House curator Sarah Jones discusses Maud Lewis’ Winter Sleigh Scene.
Inaugural Auction | Lot 123: Winter Harbour Scene with Oxen
oil on board, 11.5 x 13.5 in. (unframed dimensions), c. 1960s
Provenance: Acquired from the artist; thereafter by descent
Collection of Joan Small
Our Inaugural Auction features Joan Small’s collection of six paintings by Nova Scotia artists Maud and Everett Lewis. Small is from the Digby, Nova Scotia; her father owned a lumber mill and supply store in the area and frequently provided Maud Lewis with painting surfaces.
The paintings in this collection were acquired directly from Maud and Everett Lewis and passed by descent to Joan Small.
SALE DATE: 15 NOVEMBER 2022
Estimate: $18,000-$25,000
Jones Auction House curator Sarah Jones discusses Maud Lewis’ Winter Harbour Scene with Oxen.
Spring Art Auction | Lot 105: Blacksmith Shop
oil on board, 12.25 x 17 in. (unframed dimensions), c. 1960s
Provenance: Private Collection, New Brunswick
This scene is a recurrent theme in the artist’s work. There is clarity and cohesion to the component parts of this painting: the horse tethered to a post in the centre of the composition has been unhitched from the black carriage on the right and awaits the work of the blacksmith in the upper left. Fields of green grass and white flowers and a leafy tree frame these components and draw our eye back to the centre of the composition.
SALE DATE: 16 APRIL 2023
Estimate: $25,000-$30,000
Sell with us.
Contact us about placing your Maud Lewis painting in an upcoming auction. Submit via our consignment form or contact our curator directly:
sarah@jonesgallery.ca; (506) 672-2326