Low Tide, Murray Bay
50.8 cms x 86.4 cms (20 ins x 34 ins)
Signed and dated 1884 lower right; inscribed "Murray Bay / Hy Sa… / Low Tide" on a label on the stretcher on the reverse
made in 1884
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)" held on Thu, Jun 8, 2023.
Lot 42532
Lot 42532
Estimate: CAD $60,000 - $75,000
Realised: CAD $192,000
Realised: CAD $192,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Hollis-Taggart Galleries, New York
Pierce Galleries, Boston, 2007
A.K. Prakash & Associates, Inc., Toronto, 2007
Acquired by the present Private Collection, 2009
Exhibitions:
"Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts", Art Association of Montreal, 15 April‒4 May 1884, no. 10 as "Low Tide" at $150
"Twelfth Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists", Society’s Galleries, Toronto, from 17 May 1884, no. 31 as "Low Tide" at $150 "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
"Our Children: Reflections of Childhood in Historical Canadian Art’, Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Ontario, 13 April‒23 June 2019
Literature:
George W. Beers, ‘Canadian Sports’, "Scribner’s Monthly", vol. XIV, (August 1877), pages 506-527, illustrated by Sandham
‘The Canadian Art Association’, "The Witness" (Montreal) 11 April 1880
George M. Grant, ‘The Dominion of Canada’, "Scribner’s Monthly", vol. XX (May-August 1880) pages 80‒95, 241‒256, 433‒449, 553‒568, illustrated by Sandham
‘Ontario Society of Artists’, "The Globe" (Toronto), 20 May 1884, page 2
Annie Fréchette, ‘Summer Resorts on the Saint Lawrence’, "Harpers New Monthly Magazine", 69:410 (July 1884), pages 197-209, illustrated by Sandham
Dennis Reid, "‘Our Own Country Canada’: being an account of the national aspirations of the principal landscape artists in Montreal and Toronto 1860-1890", Ottawa, 1979, pages 92-94, 112-117, 185-189, 352-360
Christine Boyanoski, ‘Figures in the Landscape en plein air’, in Ian Thom, et al., "Embracing Canada Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver, 2015, pages 61, 203, reproduced pages 64-65
François Tremblay, David Mendel, Judy Bross, "Charlevoix, une tradition d’acceuil", Québec, 2018, reproduced page 20
Notes:
Born in Montreal, Sandham began his career as a painter and illustrator while working as a photographic retoucher with noted composite photographer William Norman in his studio. Branching out into his own practice, Sandham won the silver medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1878 for his composite photograph of the Montreal Snow Shoe Club (1877). He began working on assignment for "The Century Magazine" and "Scribner’s Monthly" magazine creating illustrations for the publications, including an illustration for George Grant’s "The Dominion of Canada" article for "Scribner’s Monthly" (1880). He was a founding member of the Society of Canadian Artists and in 1880 became a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy. Travelling to France, Boston, and England, spending significant time in Boston where he was the vice president of the Boston Arts Club, Sandham passed away in 1910 in London, UK.
Hollis-Taggart Galleries, New York
Pierce Galleries, Boston, 2007
A.K. Prakash & Associates, Inc., Toronto, 2007
Acquired by the present Private Collection, 2009
Exhibitions:
"Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts", Art Association of Montreal, 15 April‒4 May 1884, no. 10 as "Low Tide" at $150
"Twelfth Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists", Society’s Galleries, Toronto, from 17 May 1884, no. 31 as "Low Tide" at $150 "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
"Our Children: Reflections of Childhood in Historical Canadian Art’, Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Ontario, 13 April‒23 June 2019
Literature:
George W. Beers, ‘Canadian Sports’, "Scribner’s Monthly", vol. XIV, (August 1877), pages 506-527, illustrated by Sandham
‘The Canadian Art Association’, "The Witness" (Montreal) 11 April 1880
George M. Grant, ‘The Dominion of Canada’, "Scribner’s Monthly", vol. XX (May-August 1880) pages 80‒95, 241‒256, 433‒449, 553‒568, illustrated by Sandham
‘Ontario Society of Artists’, "The Globe" (Toronto), 20 May 1884, page 2
Annie Fréchette, ‘Summer Resorts on the Saint Lawrence’, "Harpers New Monthly Magazine", 69:410 (July 1884), pages 197-209, illustrated by Sandham
Dennis Reid, "‘Our Own Country Canada’: being an account of the national aspirations of the principal landscape artists in Montreal and Toronto 1860-1890", Ottawa, 1979, pages 92-94, 112-117, 185-189, 352-360
Christine Boyanoski, ‘Figures in the Landscape en plein air’, in Ian Thom, et al., "Embracing Canada Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver, 2015, pages 61, 203, reproduced pages 64-65
François Tremblay, David Mendel, Judy Bross, "Charlevoix, une tradition d’acceuil", Québec, 2018, reproduced page 20
Notes:
Born in Montreal, Sandham began his career as a painter and illustrator while working as a photographic retoucher with noted composite photographer William Norman in his studio. Branching out into his own practice, Sandham won the silver medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1878 for his composite photograph of the Montreal Snow Shoe Club (1877). He began working on assignment for "The Century Magazine" and "Scribner’s Monthly" magazine creating illustrations for the publications, including an illustration for George Grant’s "The Dominion of Canada" article for "Scribner’s Monthly" (1880). He was a founding member of the Society of Canadian Artists and in 1880 became a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy. Travelling to France, Boston, and England, spending significant time in Boston where he was the vice president of the Boston Arts Club, Sandham passed away in 1910 in London, UK.
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