Artist Arthur Fortescue McKay
Title Untitled - Mandala
Media enamel on wood board
Dated ca.  1960
Size 43.25 x 42.75 in. / 109.9 x 108.6 cm.
Frame Size 48.5 x 48.5 x 1.25 in.

Notes
unsigned; bears artist's name and date on gallery labels verso; framed; chip noted lower left; some minor stains, surface dirt and handling marks noted throughout

Reference
Arthur F. McKay: A Critical Retrospective, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, exhibition label verso; see the cover and other examples in the exhibition catalogue published in 1997; 'The career of Art McKay has been identified with a single image - the circle or mandala - an image which characterized his work for two decades beginning in 1961. Hence the choice of the circle as a motif for the design of this catalogue would appear obvious and appropriate for an exhibition which claims to bring 'full circle' the narrative of an artist's career.' Timothy Long, page 51 ibid.; see also page 11 for a description of the artist's technique with latex and stovepipe enamel

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000