Summer Landscape
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "November Auction of Canadian & International Art (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Nov 17, 2020.
Lot 36536
Lot 36536
Realised: CAD $600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
George Henry Griffin was born in Uckfield, Sussex in 1898 and emigrated to Canada in 1911. In 1917 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served in France. After being wounded, Griffin was discharged in 1919 and returned to Canada, where he enrolled at the Ontario College of Art. Later he studied at the Central Technical School under Owen Staples, Alfred Howel, amongst others. He also studied privately under painter Frederick S. Challener.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
George Henry Griffin was born in Uckfield, Sussex in 1898 and emigrated to Canada in 1911. In 1917 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served in France. After being wounded, Griffin was discharged in 1919 and returned to Canada, where he enrolled at the Ontario College of Art. Later he studied at the Central Technical School under Owen Staples, Alfred Howel, amongst others. He also studied privately under painter Frederick S. Challener.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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