Don’t Be Afraid
81.9 cms x 109.2 cms (32.25 ins x 43 ins)
Titled and dated circa 1878 on the exhibition labels on the reverse
made in 1878
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)" held on Wed, Dec 6, 2023.
Lot 44281
Lot 44281
Estimate: CAD $100,000 - $150,000
Realised: CAD $624,000
Realised: CAD $624,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Herbert ("Harrie") Schreiber, Toronto
By descent to Paris ("Perry") Harrie Stuart Schreiber, Port Carling, Ontario
Paul Duval, Toronto
Acquired by the present Private Collection, circa 1968
Exhibitions:
"Sixth Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists", Toronto, May 1878, no. 57 as Don't Be Afraid at $200
"Second Annual Sale by Auction of Paintings and Drawings under the Auspices of the Society of Artists", Exhibition Rooms, Toronto, 7 December 1878, no. 89 as Don't Be Afraid
"Charlotte M. Schreiber: A Retrospective", University of Toronto, Erindale Campus Art Gallery, 30 October‒18 November 1967, no. 7 as "Sleighing Scene, Spring field on the Credit", (1875) (Harrie, Edith & Delisle Schreiber as children)
"Ontario Society of Artists: 100 Years, Art Gallery of Ontario", Toronto; travelling to Art Gallery of Hamilton; London Public Library and Art Museum; Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery; and Art Gallery of Windsor, 16 September 1972‒29 April 1973, no. 105 as Spring field on the Credit, 1875
"From Women's Eyes: Women Painters in Canada", Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 12 December 1975‒1 February 1976, no. 16 as "Spring field on the Credit", 1875
"Through Canadian Eyes: Trends and Influences in Canadian Art 1815‒1965", Glenbow‒Alberta Institute, Calgary, 22 September‒24 October 1976, no. 31 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
"The Child in Ontario Art", The Macdonald Gallery, Queen's Park, Toronto, 27 June‒29 July 1979, no. 16 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
"Charlotte M. Schreiber: A Retrospective", Erindale Campus Art Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, 16 September‒27 October 1985, no. 32 as "Springfield on the Credit" and undated
"Collector's Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; travelling to Musée du Québec, Quebec City; Vancouver Art Gallery; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 14 May 1988‒7 May 1989, no. 23 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1880
"Home Truths," Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; travelling to Mississauga Library Arts Centre; Rodman Hall, Saint Catharines, 4 September 1997‒22 February 1998
"Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver Art Gallery; travelling to the Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Art Gallery of Hamilton, 30 October 2015‒25 September 2016 as "Don't be Afraid", circa 1878
"Highlights from ‘Embracing Canada’," Galerie Eric Klinkhoff, Montreal 22 October‒5 November 2016, no. 7
"Our Children: Reflections of Childhood in Historical Canadian Art", Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Ontario, 13 April‒23 June 2019
Literature:
‘Ontario Society of Artists’, "Daily Mail" (Toronto), 22 May 1878
‘Ontario Society of Artists’, "The Daily Globe" (Toronto), 24 May 1878
‘Ontario Society of Artists Second Annual Sale’, "The Daily Globe" (Toronto), 9 December 1878
J. Russell Harper, "Painting in Canada: A History", Toronto, 1966, page 217, reproduced page 253 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
Joan Murray, "Ontario Society of Artists: 100 Years", Toronto, 1972, reproduced page 54 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875 and as possibly exhibited O.S.A. 1876, no. 9 as "A Game of Play"
Paul Duval, "High Realism in Canada," Toronto, 1974, page 26, reproduced page 19 as "Sleighing on the Credit", circa 1875
Nathalie Luckyj and Dorothy Farr, "From Women's Eyes: Women Painters in Canada", Kingston, 1975, reproduced page 22 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
Margaret Fallis, "Charlotte Schreiber, R.C.A. 1834‒1922", (MA Thesis Research Paper, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1985), pages 45, 51‒52, 70, 76‒77, cat. 34 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
"Charlotte M. Schreiber: A Retrospective", Erindale Campus Art Gallery, 1985, no. 32 as "Springfiield on the Credit" and undated, reproduced in colour on cover
Dennis Reid, "Collector's Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Toronto, 1988, no. 23, page 32, reproduced page 33 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1880
Joan Murray, "Home Truths", Toronto, 1997, reproduced page 101 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1884
A.K. Prakash, "Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists", Richmond Hill, 2008, page 38, reproduced page 39, detail page 323 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1880
Joan Barrett and Gail Crawford, ‘Charlotte Brock Schreiber (1834‒1922)’, in "Extraordinary Lives: Inspiring Women of Peel", Mississauga, 2012, page 26
Tobi Bruce, ‘Revisiting Charlotte Schreiber’, in Ian Thom, et al., "Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver/London, 2015, pages 36‒39, reproduced page 37, caption page 203, as "Don't be Afraid", circa 1878
‘Charlotte Schreiber, Edith Schreiber with her Sleigh', "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art", Cowley Abbott, Toronto, 1 December 2022, lot 131, reproduced page 64
Estate of the Artist
Herbert ("Harrie") Schreiber, Toronto
By descent to Paris ("Perry") Harrie Stuart Schreiber, Port Carling, Ontario
Paul Duval, Toronto
Acquired by the present Private Collection, circa 1968
Exhibitions:
"Sixth Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists", Toronto, May 1878, no. 57 as Don't Be Afraid at $200
"Second Annual Sale by Auction of Paintings and Drawings under the Auspices of the Society of Artists", Exhibition Rooms, Toronto, 7 December 1878, no. 89 as Don't Be Afraid
"Charlotte M. Schreiber: A Retrospective", University of Toronto, Erindale Campus Art Gallery, 30 October‒18 November 1967, no. 7 as "Sleighing Scene, Spring field on the Credit", (1875) (Harrie, Edith & Delisle Schreiber as children)
"Ontario Society of Artists: 100 Years, Art Gallery of Ontario", Toronto; travelling to Art Gallery of Hamilton; London Public Library and Art Museum; Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery; and Art Gallery of Windsor, 16 September 1972‒29 April 1973, no. 105 as Spring field on the Credit, 1875
"From Women's Eyes: Women Painters in Canada", Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 12 December 1975‒1 February 1976, no. 16 as "Spring field on the Credit", 1875
"Through Canadian Eyes: Trends and Influences in Canadian Art 1815‒1965", Glenbow‒Alberta Institute, Calgary, 22 September‒24 October 1976, no. 31 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
"The Child in Ontario Art", The Macdonald Gallery, Queen's Park, Toronto, 27 June‒29 July 1979, no. 16 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
"Charlotte M. Schreiber: A Retrospective", Erindale Campus Art Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, 16 September‒27 October 1985, no. 32 as "Springfield on the Credit" and undated
"Collector's Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; travelling to Musée du Québec, Quebec City; Vancouver Art Gallery; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 14 May 1988‒7 May 1989, no. 23 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1880
"Home Truths," Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; travelling to Mississauga Library Arts Centre; Rodman Hall, Saint Catharines, 4 September 1997‒22 February 1998
"Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver Art Gallery; travelling to the Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Art Gallery of Hamilton, 30 October 2015‒25 September 2016 as "Don't be Afraid", circa 1878
"Highlights from ‘Embracing Canada’," Galerie Eric Klinkhoff, Montreal 22 October‒5 November 2016, no. 7
"Our Children: Reflections of Childhood in Historical Canadian Art", Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Ontario, 13 April‒23 June 2019
Literature:
‘Ontario Society of Artists’, "Daily Mail" (Toronto), 22 May 1878
‘Ontario Society of Artists’, "The Daily Globe" (Toronto), 24 May 1878
‘Ontario Society of Artists Second Annual Sale’, "The Daily Globe" (Toronto), 9 December 1878
J. Russell Harper, "Painting in Canada: A History", Toronto, 1966, page 217, reproduced page 253 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
Joan Murray, "Ontario Society of Artists: 100 Years", Toronto, 1972, reproduced page 54 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875 and as possibly exhibited O.S.A. 1876, no. 9 as "A Game of Play"
Paul Duval, "High Realism in Canada," Toronto, 1974, page 26, reproduced page 19 as "Sleighing on the Credit", circa 1875
Nathalie Luckyj and Dorothy Farr, "From Women's Eyes: Women Painters in Canada", Kingston, 1975, reproduced page 22 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
Margaret Fallis, "Charlotte Schreiber, R.C.A. 1834‒1922", (MA Thesis Research Paper, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1985), pages 45, 51‒52, 70, 76‒77, cat. 34 as "Springfield on the Credit", 1875
"Charlotte M. Schreiber: A Retrospective", Erindale Campus Art Gallery, 1985, no. 32 as "Springfiield on the Credit" and undated, reproduced in colour on cover
Dennis Reid, "Collector's Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Toronto, 1988, no. 23, page 32, reproduced page 33 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1880
Joan Murray, "Home Truths", Toronto, 1997, reproduced page 101 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1884
A.K. Prakash, "Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists", Richmond Hill, 2008, page 38, reproduced page 39, detail page 323 as "Springfield on the Credit", circa 1880
Joan Barrett and Gail Crawford, ‘Charlotte Brock Schreiber (1834‒1922)’, in "Extraordinary Lives: Inspiring Women of Peel", Mississauga, 2012, page 26
Tobi Bruce, ‘Revisiting Charlotte Schreiber’, in Ian Thom, et al., "Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver/London, 2015, pages 36‒39, reproduced page 37, caption page 203, as "Don't be Afraid", circa 1878
‘Charlotte Schreiber, Edith Schreiber with her Sleigh', "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art", Cowley Abbott, Toronto, 1 December 2022, lot 131, reproduced page 64
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