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Maud
Lewis
Canadian [1903-1970]
OXEN AND LOGGING SLEIGH
oil on board
12 x 14 in.
Sold @ $ 6,900 (Fall 2007)
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Maud
Lewis
Canadian [1903-1970]
UNTITLED, SCHOOL HOUSE IN WINTER
Oil on board
11 1/2 x 12 3/4 ins.
Sold @ $ 6,600
(Spring 2001)
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Maud
Lewis
Canadian [1903-1970]
UNTITLED; OXEN TEAM
Oil on board
11 1/4 x 11 3/4 ins.
Sold @ $ 5,500
(Spring 2001)
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| Maud
Lewis was born in Yarmouth County, and endured many
hardships in her early life. As a teenager, she started
to experience deformities of her face and hands as a
result of a childhood disease. At age 18, she married
Everett Lewis, and together they lived in a small one
room house with sleeping loft, without benefit of
electricity or plumbing. Although she suffered from
physical handicaps, she made hand drawn Christmas cards
and later, small brightly coloured paintings, which she
sold to help overcome their poverty. She also painted
birds, flowers and butterflies on various parts of the
tiny house in which they lived, and many articles within
the house. Examples of Maud's art can be found in the
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, which has reconstructed her
house and installed it in the gallery as part of a
permanent Maud Lewis exhibit. Her work can also be found
in the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian
Museum of Civilization. She is the subject of a book, "The
Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis", and a stage
play has been written about her life. She is also the
subject of two National Film Board of Canada
documentaries, "Maud Lewis - A World Without
Shadows" (1997), and "The Illuminated
Life of Maud Lewis" (1998).
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