Boats At Anchor
76.2 cms x 127 cms (30 ins x 50 ins)
Signed And Dated 1911
made in 1911
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Fine Art Auction - Monday 26 May 2014" held on Mon, May 26, 2014.
Lot 22
Lot 22
Estimate: CAD $8,000 - $12,000
Realised: CAD $21,240
Realised: CAD $21,240
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Mellors Laing Gallery, Toronto
Collectors’ Gallery, Calgary
Private Collection, Alberta
Notes:
Britton was born in Cambridge, England and moved with his parents to Toronto as a young child. He first studied under McGillivray Knowles and then continued his education in London. Britton would have completed this large-scale work depicting the Cornish fishing boats of St. Ives while at the London School of Art. In 1911, the year this work was painted, Britton submitted no less than six paintings to the Royal Canadian Academy for their annual exhibition and at least five of these had fishing boats as their subject. He was exceptionally adept at capturing the panoply of colors and textures associated with coastal life and industry: sun-drenched boats, crumbling stone breaker walls, rusty chain, the dappled reflections of sunlight playing on the harboured sea, weathered fishing boats with their well-worn sails and serene coastal views. This lot is the largest work of this subject by Britton to appear on the market - although other major works can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and abroad.
Mellors Laing Gallery, Toronto
Collectors’ Gallery, Calgary
Private Collection, Alberta
Notes:
Britton was born in Cambridge, England and moved with his parents to Toronto as a young child. He first studied under McGillivray Knowles and then continued his education in London. Britton would have completed this large-scale work depicting the Cornish fishing boats of St. Ives while at the London School of Art. In 1911, the year this work was painted, Britton submitted no less than six paintings to the Royal Canadian Academy for their annual exhibition and at least five of these had fishing boats as their subject. He was exceptionally adept at capturing the panoply of colors and textures associated with coastal life and industry: sun-drenched boats, crumbling stone breaker walls, rusty chain, the dappled reflections of sunlight playing on the harboured sea, weathered fishing boats with their well-worn sails and serene coastal views. This lot is the largest work of this subject by Britton to appear on the market - although other major works can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and abroad.
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.