AGO Art of the Day

May 13

The Ever Open Door, 1906Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze, British, 1866 - 1939Oil on canvasOverall: 304.8 x 233.7 cmGift of Mrs. S. Goetze, 1925© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

The Ever Open Door, 1906
Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze, British, 1866 - 1939
Oil on canvas
Overall: 304.8 x 233.7 cm
Gift of Mrs. S. Goetze, 1925
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 12

Study for “Proun” 8 Stellungen, 1923El Lissitzky, Russian, 1890 - 1941Watercolour and gouache over graphite on laid paperOverall: 24.5 x 24.8 cmGift of Sam and Ayala Zacks, 1970© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

Study for “Proun” 8 Stellungen, 1923
El Lissitzky, Russian, 1890 - 1941
Watercolour and gouache over graphite on laid paper
Overall: 24.5 x 24.8 cm
Gift of Sam and Ayala Zacks, 1970
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 11

Square, Fredericton, c. 1943Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian, 1904 - 1949Watercolour, gouache, and graphiteOverall: 64.6 x 99.7 cmGift from the J.S. McLean Collection, 1969, Donated by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, 1988© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

Square, Fredericton, c. 1943
Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian, 1904 - 1949
Watercolour, gouache, and graphite
Overall: 64.6 x 99.7 cm
Gift from the J.S. McLean Collection, 1969, Donated by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, 1988
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 10

Silvery Tangle, 1921Franklin Carmichael, Canadian, 1890 - 1945Oil on canvasOverall: 101.6 x 119.7 cmGift from the Albert H. Robson Memorial Subscription Fund, 1947© 2013 Estate of Franklin Carmichael

Silvery Tangle, 1921
Franklin Carmichael, Canadian, 1890 - 1945
Oil on canvas
Overall: 101.6 x 119.7 cm
Gift from the Albert H. Robson Memorial Subscription Fund, 1947
© 2013 Estate of Franklin Carmichael

May 09

Self Portrait, 1884George Agnew Reid, Canadian, 1860 - 1947Oil on wood panelFrame: 15.9 x 13.3 cmOverall (frame): 15.9 x 13.3 cmPurchased with funds from the Reuben Wells Leonard Estate, 1966© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

Self Portrait, 1884
George Agnew Reid, Canadian, 1860 - 1947
Oil on wood panel
Frame: 15.9 x 13.3 cm
Overall (frame): 15.9 x 13.3 cm
Purchased with funds from the Reuben Wells Leonard Estate, 1966
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 08

Russian Fantasy, 1946J.W.G. Macdonald, Canadian, 1897 - 1960Watercolour and ink on paperOverall (paper): 21.7 x 35.7 cmPurchase, Peter Larkin Foundation, 1962© 2013 Estate of J.W.G. Macdonald

Russian Fantasy, 1946
J.W.G. Macdonald, Canadian, 1897 - 1960
Watercolour and ink on paper
Overall (paper): 21.7 x 35.7 cm
Purchase, Peter Larkin Foundation, 1962
© 2013 Estate of J.W.G. Macdonald

May 07

Portrait of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle [Church Street, Toronto], 1914Robert Flaherty, Canadian, 1884 - 1951Bromide print, tonedOverall (sheet): 21.7 x 16.2 cmGift of the Estates of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle, 1983© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

Portrait of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle [Church Street, Toronto], 1914
Robert Flaherty, Canadian, 1884 - 1951
Bromide print, toned
Overall (sheet): 21.7 x 16.2 cm
Gift of the Estates of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle, 1983
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 06

Polar Bear and Cub in Ice, 1959Niviaksiak, Canadian, 1908 - 1959Stencil on paperOverall (sheet): 34.1 x 65.8 cmGift from the McLean Foundation, 1960© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

Polar Bear and Cub in Ice, 1959
Niviaksiak, Canadian, 1908 - 1959
Stencil on paper
Overall (sheet): 34.1 x 65.8 cm
Gift from the McLean Foundation, 1960
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 05

On the Magnetawan, 1932Joseph Sydney Hallam, Canadian, 1899 - 1953Oil on boardOverall: 25.4 x 29.8 cmGift of Don Paterson, Willowdale, 1974© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

On the Magnetawan, 1932
Joseph Sydney Hallam, Canadian, 1899 - 1953
Oil on board
Overall: 25.4 x 29.8 cm
Gift of Don Paterson, Willowdale, 1974
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

May 04

October, Cranberry Hills, 1943Franklin Carmichael, Canadian, 1890 - 1945Oil on plywood panelFrame: 47.4 cmOverall: 25.4 x 30.5 cmFrame Inside: 42.4 cmGift of Roy G. Cole, Rosseau, Ontario, 1990© 2013 Estate of Franklin Carmichael

October, Cranberry Hills, 1943
Franklin Carmichael, Canadian, 1890 - 1945
Oil on plywood panel
Frame: 47.4 cm
Overall: 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Frame Inside: 42.4 cm
Gift of Roy G. Cole, Rosseau, Ontario, 1990
© 2013 Estate of Franklin Carmichael