To celebrate the discovery, as well as the movie opening this week about the life of Maud Lewis “Maudie”, starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, the Mennonite Central Committee is holding a showing at the Princess Twin in Waterloo, followed by an after-party at the Waterloo Delta Hotel on Thursday April 20. Daily updates on Weather, News, Sports, and History of the day. Maud Lewis (March 7, 1903 – July 30, 1970) was a 20th-century Canadian folk artist. Important Information After marrying Maud Dowley in 1938, he went to work as a night watchman at the Marshalltown Poor Farm. Maud Lewis is known for naive landscape-snowscene painting. Maud Lewis was active/lived in Nova Scotia / Canada. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Maud Lewis is perhaps Canada's best known folk artist. {* legalAcceptanceAcceptButton *}, {* backButton *} Email is the best way to reach US. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Although Maud was born with a number of birth defects. Maude Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970) in the manner of: Three Black Cats. Oil on masonite, signed lower right. be responsible for the correctness, description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, value, or condition of any Lot. After marrying Maud Dowley in 1938, he went to work as a night watchman at the Marshalltown Poor Farm. Invaluable cannot guarantee the accuracy of translations through Google Translate and disclaims any responsibility for inaccurate translations. 8.5 x 12 in. Maud Lewis is known for naive landscape-snowscene painting. Frame size: 21 x 25 in. 1)Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. 5 FREE Halifax Cultural Activities You Can't Miss, The Story Behind the 'Drunken Lampposts' on the Halifax Waterfront. She passed her days painting in the doorway of her house and people began to know her and to buy her work. In 1938 she married Everett Lewis and moved to a small one-room cabin near No.2 Highway west of Digby, at a place called Marshalltown. Her use of color and style was admired for its naturalist approach, both technically and thematically; she did not mixed colors but used them straight out of the tube and she mostly painted simple everyday life scenes of Nova Scotia. 1)Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. Description: Some collectors of her paintings include Robert L. Stanfield (former premier of Nova Scotia) and President Richard Nixon, among many others. In 1970 she died at the Digby General Hospital. Important Information Estimate: Description: In 2017, a one-of-a-kind Lewis painting sold for over $125,000 after being discovered in a Kitchener donation bin. Important Information MAUD LEWISSLEIGH RIDE, oil on board; signed 9 ins x 12 ins; 22.5 cms x 30 cms, Estimate: CAD5,500 - CAD6,500. $1,500 - $8,000. Maud Lewis (CDN., 1903-1970), Untitled, Nova Scotia Harbour Scene, Signed Lewis Lower Right, Oil On Board, 28.3 X 33.2 cm, Estimate: