Storm in the Cloche Hills
76.2 cms x 91.4 cms (30 ins x 36 ins)
Signed lower right
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art" held on Tue, Nov 20, 2018.
Lot 31962
Lot 31962
Estimate: CAD $60,000 - $80,000
Realised: CAD $118,000
Realised: CAD $118,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario
Exhibitions:
Ontario Society of Artists 79th Annual Spring Exhibition, Art Gallery of Toronto, March 10 - April 15, 1951, no. 14
Canadian National Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Toronto, August 24 - September 8, 1951, no. 28
Literature:
Paul Duval, Alfred Joseph Casson, President, Royal Canadian Academy, Toronto, 1951, reproduced page 62
Hubert De Santana, A Painter's Life: A.J. Casson looks back on 60 years at the easel, Canadian Art, Spring 1985, pages 64-69
Paul Duval, A.J. Casson, Toronto, 1951, unpaginated
Notes:
When the young A.J. Casson first took a position as design assistant to Franklin Carmichael at the firm of Rous and Mann, he could not have known the remarkable direction his career would take. The demanding but affable Carmichael became a friend, mentor and sketching companion. In fact, it was Carmichael who introduced Alfred Casson to members of the Group of Seven at Toronto's Arts and Letters Club. The dedicated artist began to exhibit with the Group and became a natural successor to Frank Johnston when he left to pursue other interests.
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario
Exhibitions:
Ontario Society of Artists 79th Annual Spring Exhibition, Art Gallery of Toronto, March 10 - April 15, 1951, no. 14
Canadian National Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Toronto, August 24 - September 8, 1951, no. 28
Literature:
Paul Duval, Alfred Joseph Casson, President, Royal Canadian Academy, Toronto, 1951, reproduced page 62
Hubert De Santana, A Painter's Life: A.J. Casson looks back on 60 years at the easel, Canadian Art, Spring 1985, pages 64-69
Paul Duval, A.J. Casson, Toronto, 1951, unpaginated
Notes:
When the young A.J. Casson first took a position as design assistant to Franklin Carmichael at the firm of Rous and Mann, he could not have known the remarkable direction his career would take. The demanding but affable Carmichael became a friend, mentor and sketching companion. In fact, it was Carmichael who introduced Alfred Casson to members of the Group of Seven at Toronto's Arts and Letters Club. The dedicated artist began to exhibit with the Group and became a natural successor to Frank Johnston when he left to pursue other interests.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.