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DOROTHY OXBOROUGH 1968 “INDIGENOUS CHILD” PORTRAIT

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

DOROTHY MARIE OXBOROUGH (CANADIAN, 1922-2014) PASTEL ON PAPER. SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT. A CHARMING PORTRAIT OF AN INDIGENOUS CHILD WITH A GENTLE SMILE 17.625 X 11.625 IN AT SIGHT 19.125 X 13.125 IN FRAMED REVERSE BEARS A GALLERY LABEL FROM “THE VEERHOFF GALLERIES” OF WASHINGTON PRESENTED IN A GILT WOOD FRAME UNDER GLASS DOROTHY…

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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

DOROTHY MARIE OXBOROUGH (CANADIAN, 1922-2014)
PASTEL ON PAPER. SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT.
A CHARMING PORTRAIT OF AN INDIGENOUS CHILD WITH A GENTLE SMILE
17.625 X 11.625 IN AT SIGHT
19.125 X 13.125 IN FRAMED
REVERSE BEARS A GALLERY LABEL FROM “THE VEERHOFF GALLERIES” OF WASHINGTON
PRESENTED IN A GILT WOOD FRAME UNDER GLASS
DOROTHY MARIE OXBOROUGH WAS A CELEBRATED PAINTER AND ILLUSTRATOR BEST KNOWN FOR HER EXPRESSIVE, SENSITIVE PORTRAITS OF FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN. BORN IN CALGARY AND RAISED IN BANFF, SHE STUDIED AT THE VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF FINE ART AND SPENT OVER SIX DECADES WORKING PRIMARILY IN SOFT PASTEL TO CAPTURE THE INTERPLAY OF LIGHT ON HUMAN FACES. HER POPULAR PORTRAITS GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND WERE WIDELY REPRODUCED ACROSS CANADA ON PRINTS, CALENDARS, AND POSTAGE STATIONERY. A HIGHLY DECORATED FIGURE IN THE CANADIAN ART COMMUNITY, SHE HELD SENIOR SIGNATURE STATUS WITH THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS AND RECEIVED A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS.