Up The Jervis Inlet, BC
81.3 cms x 101.6 cms (32 ins x 40 ins)
Signed lower right; titled to an exhibition label on the reverse; inscribed "FB 446" to the stretcher on the reverse
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Nov 7, 2023.
Lot 44937
Lot 44937
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Realised: CAD $6,000
Realised: CAD $6,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibitions:
"30th Annual Exhibition", Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto, March 1952
Notes:
Born in London, England, he arrived in Canada with his parents when he was eight months old. They settled in Toronto, Ontario, where his father went into partnership with the Beale Brothers to create the Toronto Engraving Company. Showing a special talent as a boy he received encouragement from his father. His first outdoor sketch of the Winchester Street Bridge in Toronto displayed his remarkable maturity at the age of 12. His father allowed him to study at the Toronto Art Student’s League under William Cruikshank and G. A. Reid.
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibitions:
"30th Annual Exhibition", Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto, March 1952
Notes:
Born in London, England, he arrived in Canada with his parents when he was eight months old. They settled in Toronto, Ontario, where his father went into partnership with the Beale Brothers to create the Toronto Engraving Company. Showing a special talent as a boy he received encouragement from his father. His first outdoor sketch of the Winchester Street Bridge in Toronto displayed his remarkable maturity at the age of 12. His father allowed him to study at the Toronto Art Student’s League under William Cruikshank and G. A. Reid.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) 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.