CANVAS, SIGNED, 20 × 15 IN FRAMED PAUL BRAID (CANADIAN, 1920–1999)BAUTUMN HOMESTEAD WITH LOG CABIN AND LANE OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED VERTICALLY AT LEFT PAUL BRAID FRAMED: 20 × 15 IN. AN ALBERTA HOMESTEAD IN FALL COLOUR: WEATHERED LOG CABIN IN RAKING LIGHT, A SECOND DARK-ROOFED BUILDING SET BACK IN THE TREES, A DIRT TRACK CUTTING THROUGH THE GRASS. WARM GOLDS AND RUSTS IN THE CANOPY, BRAID STUDIED AT THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART (1947) UNDER FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL, MOVED WEST IN 1953, AND LIVED AND WORKED IN FORT SASKATCHEWAN. HE TAUGHT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA FACULTY OF EXTENSION AND ALBERTA CULTURE, JOINED THE ALBERTA SOCIETY OF ARTISTS IN 1980, AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT IN 1987. TWENTY-TWO OF HIS PAINTINGS TOURED WITH THE ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA / ALBERTA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS.
PAUL BRAID (1920–1999), AUTUMN HOMESTEAD OIL ON
CANVAS, SIGNED, 20 × 15 IN FRAMED PAUL BRAID (CANADIAN, 1920–1999)BAUTUMN HOMESTEAD WITH LOG CABIN AND LANE OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED VERTICALLY AT LEFT PAUL BRAID FRAMED: 20 × 15 IN. AN ALBERTA HOMESTEAD IN FALL COLOUR: WEATHERED LOG CABIN IN RAKING LIGHT, A SECOND DARK-ROOFED BUILDING SET BACK IN THE TREES, A DIRT TRACK…