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Fine Canadian Art
January 2 - 30, 2020

January 02 - January 30, 2020

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LOT 120

CAC RCA
1869 - 1937
Canadian

La compagne du vieux pionnier
bronze sculpture
signed, dated 1912, inscribed "Copyrighted Canada USA" and stamped Roman Bronze Works N.Y.
16 x 9 1/4 x 16 1/4 in, 40.6 x 23.5 x 41.3 cm

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CAD

Sold for: $6,250

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PROVENANCE
By descent to present Private Collection, Ontario

LITERATURE
Pierre L'Allier, Suzor-Coté: L'Oeuvre Sculpté, Musée du Québec, 1991, reproduced page 48
Laurier Lacroix, Suzor-Coté: Light and Matter, National Gallery of Canada and Musée du Québec, 2002, reproduced page 236


This bronze sculpture along with its counterpart Le vieux pionnier canadien / The Old Canadian Pioneer (lot 121), are regarded as icons of Canadian art. Through these stoic figures, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté celebrates the tenacity and perseverance of the traditional French Canadian settler experience. The pioneer rests in his rocking chair, smoking a pipe after a long day of work. The meditative companion is absorbed in her knitting; and while her posture reflects a life of hard work, her hands are strong. Although the two sculptures were created separately, they are often exhibited as a pair and remain emblems of the enduring spirit of rural Canadian life.


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