J.E.H. MacDonald
Mr. Joe Cox's House (next door west), Thornhill, 1926
Oil on cardboard
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
21.6 x 26.7 cm
—Joan Murray In 1914, the MacDonald family moved to a farmhouse in Thornhill at 121 Center Street, which had a generous garden on the west side of the house. MacDonald often liked to paint the various features of the garden, such as the area which he planted with flowers (he was an avid gardener), or the old apple tree, as well as the house beyond – which, as we learn here, belonged to Mr. Joe Cox. He also painted his family seated in the garden,...
21.6 x 26.7 cm
$50,000
—Joan Murray In 1914, the MacDonald family moved to a farmhouse in Thornhill at 121 Center Street, which had a generous garden on the west side of the house. MacDonald often liked to paint the various features of the garden, such as the area which he planted with flowers (he was an avid gardener), or the old apple tree, as well as the house beyond – which, as we learn here, belonged to Mr. Joe Cox. He also painted his family seated in the garden,...