Nun and Sailor

Arthur Lismer

BIRTH YEAR 1885
BIRTH PLACE Sheffield, England
DEATH YEAR 1969
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Charcoal on paper
DATE c. 1954
DIMENSIONS 29.2cm x 22.7cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0817
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A cartoon like drawing depicts a seated figure, likely a nun, knitting, on the left-hand side of the picture with a sailor seated in the right side of the picture, holding the yarn wrapped around their two hands.

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