The Noon Gun, Quebec
53.3 cms x 91.4 cms (21 ins x 36 ins)
Signed with monogram and dated 1899 lower left. Signed and titled on the reverse
made in 1899
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 31081
Lot 31081
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $8,260
Realised: CAD $8,260
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Charles Jones Way was born at Dartmouth, Devon, England in 1835. He studied at the South Kensington School or Art before coming to Canada in 1858 and settling in Montreal. He exhibited in Montreal in 1864. In 1870 he was President of the Society of Canadian Artists which was formed in Montreal in 1867. He was awarded a silver medal at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 for oil and watercolor paintings. In 1880 he was a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy. In 1890 he left Canada and went to Switzerland to live and resided at Lausanne until his death in 1919. He was also a member of the Society of Painters and Sculptors in Switzerland.
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Charles Jones Way was born at Dartmouth, Devon, England in 1835. He studied at the South Kensington School or Art before coming to Canada in 1858 and settling in Montreal. He exhibited in Montreal in 1864. In 1870 he was President of the Society of Canadian Artists which was formed in Montreal in 1867. He was awarded a silver medal at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 for oil and watercolor paintings. In 1880 he was a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy. In 1890 he left Canada and went to Switzerland to live and resided at Lausanne until his death in 1919. He was also a member of the Society of Painters and Sculptors in Switzerland.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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