Feb 18, 2021 - Sale 2558

Sale 2558 - Lot 190

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

PETER EWART (1918-2001)

CANADIAN ROCKIES VIA CANADIAN PACIFIC. Circa 1950.


36x24 inches, 94 1/2x61 cm.
Condition B+ / A-: minor tears and repaired tears at edges; repaired tear at top, slightly into image; archival tape on verso; minor creases and abrasions at edges. Paper.

Ewart studied as a commercial designer in both Montreal and New York City and designed his first poster for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1939. Ewart worked for the Railway for 20 years and created more than 24 different posters for the company, including a number of memorable ski images. Canadian Pacific p. 246, Art of Skiing p. 147.