Mediterranean School, Arched Blue Door
Updated August 23, 2026
| Lot number | 38 |
| Auction | Niagara Parkway Downsizing |
| Date | September 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
A contemporary painting executed in oil or acrylic on gallery-wrapped stretched canvas. The composition depicts a Mediterranean architectural scene featuring a central dark blue arched door set within a textured, cream-colored wall. The door is detailed with a small barred window and a brass-colored handle. Framing the top and left side of the door is a lush climbing plant with flowers in shades of magenta, red, and white, applied with heavy impasto and palette knife techniques to create a three-dimensional effect. Dappled shadows from overhead foliage are cast across the lower half of the door and a dark blue planter in the foreground. The canvas is stapled to wooden stretcher bars, and the reverse includes a piece of green masking tape with handwritten markings on the upper bar. Condition: The painting is in overall good condition. Minor staining is visible on the lower corners of the wooden stretcher bars on the reverse. The painted surface remains stable and the canvas is taut on the frame with no visible signs of repair or restoration.
