Blue Scarecrow

Maxwell Bates

BIRTH YEAR 1906
BIRTH PLACE Calgary, Alberta
DEATH YEAR 1980
DEATH PLACE Victoria, British Columbia
MEDIUM Gouache on cardboard
DATE c. 1965
DIMENSIONS 48.7cm x 64cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 1564
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 semi abstract painting of a blue scarecrow standing in a field of red, yellow and orange flowers. There is a quickly painted pale yellow sky in the background with a blue sun in it on the right side.

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