Yvonne McKague Housser (Canada, 1898-1996) RCA, CGP, FCA, OSA
‘Haying’
en grisaille charcoal on paper
(Actual):13 7/8″ high x 19″ wide
(Framed): 17 3/4″ high x 22 7/8″ wide
Description: A fine Yvonne McKague Housser (Canada, 1898-1996) RCA, CGP, FCA, OSA, en grisaille charcoal on paper in her noted Expressionist style.
In the foreground, just beyond a small body of water are 2 large trees along a hedge row, the hedgerow extends around a field of hay with a farm and further trees visible along the horizon. Within the field three figures are loading hay onto a wagon that is being pulled behind a tractor. The dynamic composition and lively expression convey the urgency of the autumn harvest and variable weather found at the change of the season.
Markings: signed in pencil lower right: “Yvonne Housser ”
(Actual): 13 7/8″ high x 19″ wide
(Framed): 17 3/4″ high x 22 7/8″ wide
Condition: Excellent – Ready for Display.
Condition Notes: For accuracy only there is a ¾” light stain in the upper right corner and two more in the bottom right corner, these are negligible and in no way impede on the overall impact and integrity of the artwork. There is a crease down the centre of the picture where Housser has either used a folded page or folded the page after sketching, it is not damage but part of the artists process.
Artist Biography: Yvonne McKague Housser (Canada, 1898-1996) CM, RCA, CGP, FCA, OSA. Founding member of the Canadian group of Painters and the Federation of Canadian Artists. Housser studied at the Ontario College of Art under George Reid and J W Beatty, at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Academie Colarossi, and Academie Ranson. Taught at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the Doon School of Fine Arts, and Ryerson University. Inivted to exhibit with the Group of Seven on several occasions Housser would join them and be a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters.
