A planter formed like a duck sits on the windowsill in the garret of the flat at Broadview Avenue, overlooking the Don Valley and Toronto skyline. The “Duck” of Urbino in the title of this painting is a reference to the portrait of the Duke of Urbino, Federico da...
Laura’s brother, Paul took the photograph upon which this painting was based and sent it to her by post to London. While she painted the watercolour in London and in Cowes, she happened to be reading the Mordecai Richler novel, Barney’s Version, which also takes place...
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