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b. 1904 - d. 1993

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  • Mary Marguerite Zwicker (1904-1993) Canadian, Watercolor and Gouache on Board
    Aug. 24, 2024

    Mary Marguerite Zwicker (1904-1993) Canadian, Watercolor and Gouache on Board

    Est: $100 - $200

    Mary Marguerite Zwicker (1904-1993) Canadian, Watercolor and Gouache on Board.  Depicts a boathouse on stilts with boats in front and a beautiful Canadian seaside community behind them. Signed lower right. Prior gallery stamp on back.  Overall: 11 x 21 in. Sight: 5 x 15 1/4 in. #7372 .  Mary Marguerite Zwicker (née Porter) was born in 1904 in Pleasant Valley, Yarmouth, on the southernmost tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. She studied painting at the Nova Scotia College of Art, and also traveled to the United States to study privately with German-American abstract expressionist painter Hans Hofmann. In 1928 Porter had one of her etchings accepted by the Society of Canadian Painters, Etchers and Engravers, making her the youngest female artist to do so at that time. That same year, she began teaching classes at the College, before moving on to teach at Acadia University in Wolfville. In 1937, she married a fellow art student named Leroy Zwicker, and began leading “painting and cultural tours” particularly in Spain, Italy and Portugal. She became internationally famous for her watercolor paintings of Nova Scotia landscapes and villages, and exhibited her work at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the Montreal Art Association. Zwicker typically painted three watercolors each week her entire adult life, and only a handful of Nova Scotian artists were able to support themselves on painting alone, Zwicker being one. Zwicker believed in the idea of “art for the sake of art,” and imparted this to her many students. Zwicker was a member of the Nova Scotia Society of Artists, and in 1957 Zwicker and her husband became owners of Zwicker’s Gallery, the longest-running art store and commercial gallery in Halifax. The Zwickers continued to operate the gallery, which had first been opened in 1886 by one of Leroy’s ancestors, until 1968, after which it passed into new ownership. In 1959 Zwicker published a book entitled “On My Own,” a series of reflections on her European travels. In the 1960s she began to spend time in Cape Cod and Florida, taking summer classes at private painting schools. Her work is credited as an example of the watercolor medium at its most developed point, and had a profound impact on the maritime painting genre in Canada and the United States. Both Zwicker and her husband were patrons of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and during the 1980s they made a $4 million donation to them to preserve the house of Canadian folk artist Maude Lewis. In 1991, Zwicker held the last solo exhibit of her work at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, before she passed away in 1993.

    Sarasota Estate Auction
  • Mary Marguerite Zwicker - Fishing Village
    Nov. 26, 2022

    Mary Marguerite Zwicker - Fishing Village

    Est: $700 - $900

    Fishing Village

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • MARY ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993); S.R. JOHNSON (CANADIAN, 20TH CENTURY) WHARF STUDY; ROSEDALE RAVINE, OCT. 22, 1933
    May. 14, 2015

    MARY ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993); S.R. JOHNSON (CANADIAN, 20TH CENTURY) WHARF STUDY; ROSEDALE RAVINE, OCT. 22, 1933

    Est: -

    MARY ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993); S.R. JOHNSON (CANADIAN, 20TH CENTURY) WHARF STUDY; ROSEDALE RAVINE, OCT. 22, 1933 TWO WATERCOLOURS; EACH SIGNED LOWER LEFT - FORMER, (Sight, 6.5” x 8.5”) LATTER, (Sight, 7” x 8”)Estimate: $100—150

    Waddington's
  • MARQUERITE (MARY) ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993)
    Nov. 15, 2012

    MARQUERITE (MARY) ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993)

    Est: $200 - $300

    MARQUERITE (MARY) ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993) DUTCHMAN'S COVE; WATERCOLOUR; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO Sight 14" x 17.5" - 35.6 x 44.5 cm.

    Waddington's
  • MARY MARQUERITE PORTER ZWICKER (CANADIAN,
    Sep. 13, 2012

    MARY MARQUERITE PORTER ZWICKER (CANADIAN,

    Est: $200 - $300

    MARY MARQUERITE PORTER ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993) STILL LIFE STUDIES; TWO WATERCOLOURS; (21.5" X 14.5") (19" X 14.5") - Former signed lower right; latter unsigned, and paper holes top left.

    Waddington's
  • MARY (MARGUERITE PORTER) ZWICKER (CANADIAN,
    Feb. 16, 2012

    MARY (MARGUERITE PORTER) ZWICKER (CANADIAN,

    Est: $150 - $200

    MARY (MARGUERITE PORTER) ZWICKER (CANADIAN, 1904-1993) ROLLING HILLS; WATERCOLOUR; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT Sight 13.8" x 18" - 35.1 x 45.7 cm.

    Waddington's
  • MARY ZWICKER BOATHOUSES, watercolour; signed 13
    Jun. 02, 2011

    MARY ZWICKER BOATHOUSES, watercolour; signed 13

    Est: $300 - $400

    MARY ZWICKER BOATHOUSES, watercolour; signed 13 ins x 17 ins; 32.5 cms x 42.5 cms

    Waddington's
  • 2 W/Cs Ducks, Nova Scotia M M P Zwicker Canada
    May. 23, 2010

    2 W/Cs Ducks, Nova Scotia M M P Zwicker Canada

    Est: $300 - $400

    (2) W/CS - 'Ducks on the Inlet, Nova Scotia' by Mary Marguerite Porter Zwicker (Canada, 1904-1993), signed lr, in modern mahogany molded frame, matted and glazed, SS: 9 1/2" x 12", OS: 12 1/2" x 15 1/2". PLUS House on Boothbay Harbor ME by Carmelita Murphy, signed on back (from original mat), in gold painted Arts & Crafts frame, floated behind glass, SS: 6 3/4" x 10 1/2", OS: 9 1/4" x 13 1/4". Both toned.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • Zwicker, Mary Marguerite Porter [Canada,
    Feb. 26, 2010

    Zwicker, Mary Marguerite Porter [Canada,

    Est: $100 - $200

    Zwicker, Mary Marguerite Porter [Canada, 1904-1993] two framed and matted watercolor paintings of Nova Scotia fish house shore scenes each titled "Outer Blue Rocks" and signed "M. Zwicker", each 8.5"x11.5"

    Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
  • W/C Ducks Nova Scotia by Mary M P Zwicker Canada
    Nov. 08, 2009

    W/C Ducks Nova Scotia by Mary M P Zwicker Canada

    Est: $200 - $300

    W/C - 'Ducks on the Inlet, Nova Scotia' by Mary Marguerite Porter Zwicker (Canada, 1904-1993), signed lr, in modern mahogany molded frame, matted and glazed, SS: 9 1/2" x 12", OS: 12 1/2" x 15 1/2", toned.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • Zwicker, Canadian w/c Lunenburg NS coast
    Sep. 06, 2008

    Zwicker, Canadian w/c Lunenburg NS coast

    Est: $500 - $700

    Blue Rocks near Lunenburg, N.S.

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
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