True Lover's Leap, Newfoundland
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "November Auction of Canadian Artwork(Online Second Session to Live Auction)" held on Thu, Nov 28, 2019.
Lot 34347
Lot 34347
Realised: CAD $30,680
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Exhibitions:
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, November 11-30, 1949, no. 3
Literature:
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Seventieth Annual Exhibition, catalogue, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, November 11 to 30, 1949, reproduced, not paginated
Evelyn de R. McMann, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Exhibition and Members, 1880-1979, Canada, 1981, listed page 11
"Royal Canadian Academy Opens It's 70th Exhibition Here", The Gazette, Montreal, Saturday, November 12, 1949, page 18
Notes:
Arbuckle studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.W. Beatty and J.E.H. MacDonald. He attended summer classes at Franz Johnston's Georgian Bay art school. During the war, he turned his hand to commercial work and became an extremely successful illustrator. His fine art painting encompassed both realism and impressionism. He married Frances-Anne Johnston, artist and daughter of founding Group of Seven member Frank Johnston. He became an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1936, and a full member in 1945. He served as president of the RCA from 1960 to 1964.
Private Collection, Ontario
Exhibitions:
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, November 11-30, 1949, no. 3
Literature:
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Seventieth Annual Exhibition, catalogue, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, November 11 to 30, 1949, reproduced, not paginated
Evelyn de R. McMann, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Exhibition and Members, 1880-1979, Canada, 1981, listed page 11
"Royal Canadian Academy Opens It's 70th Exhibition Here", The Gazette, Montreal, Saturday, November 12, 1949, page 18
Notes:
Arbuckle studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.W. Beatty and J.E.H. MacDonald. He attended summer classes at Franz Johnston's Georgian Bay art school. During the war, he turned his hand to commercial work and became an extremely successful illustrator. His fine art painting encompassed both realism and impressionism. He married Frances-Anne Johnston, artist and daughter of founding Group of Seven member Frank Johnston. He became an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1936, and a full member in 1945. He served as president of the RCA from 1960 to 1964.
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.