Barn and Lane
55.9 cms x 50.8 cms (22 ins x 20 ins)
Signed and dated sept. 24, 1920 and on verso titled, dated on various labels and certified by francis barwick and inscribed "from the douglas m. duncan estate #1480"
made in 1920
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Spring 2014 Live auction" held on Wed, May 28, 2014.
Lot 132
Lot 132
Estimate: CAD $25,000 - $35,000
Realised: CAD $26,550
Realised: CAD $26,550
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
The Douglas M. Duncan Estate, Toronto
Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 2, 2002, lot 98
Private Collection, Vancouver
Literature:
Ferdinand Eckhardt, L.L. FitzGerald: A Memorial Exhibition, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1958, introduction
Notes:
Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald spent his whole life in Winnipeg, but developed a relationship with Toronto's Group of Seven. He met Frank Johnston in 1921 when he came to Winnipeg to teach, and he corresponded with other members, who kept him apprised of artistic developments in Toronto. After exhibiting with them from 1929 to 1932, he joined them in 1932. FitzGerald's devotion to his Prairie surroundings started at a young age - as he stated in a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast, "Summers spent at my grandmother's farm in southern Manitoba [at Snowflake] were wonderful times for roaming through the woods and over the fields, and the vivid impressions of those holidays inspired many drawings and paintings of a later date." In the early 1920s, FitzGerald's work showed the influence of Impressionism, seen in his one-man exhibition in 1921 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Barn and Lane reflects his interest in atmosphere and light at this time, and his soft mauve pastels are quite exquisite. However, this work has evolved from his dappled style and is executed with more robust brushwork, making it both vigorous and atmospheric.
The Douglas M. Duncan Estate, Toronto
Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 2, 2002, lot 98
Private Collection, Vancouver
Literature:
Ferdinand Eckhardt, L.L. FitzGerald: A Memorial Exhibition, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1958, introduction
Notes:
Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald spent his whole life in Winnipeg, but developed a relationship with Toronto's Group of Seven. He met Frank Johnston in 1921 when he came to Winnipeg to teach, and he corresponded with other members, who kept him apprised of artistic developments in Toronto. After exhibiting with them from 1929 to 1932, he joined them in 1932. FitzGerald's devotion to his Prairie surroundings started at a young age - as he stated in a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast, "Summers spent at my grandmother's farm in southern Manitoba [at Snowflake] were wonderful times for roaming through the woods and over the fields, and the vivid impressions of those holidays inspired many drawings and paintings of a later date." In the early 1920s, FitzGerald's work showed the influence of Impressionism, seen in his one-man exhibition in 1921 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Barn and Lane reflects his interest in atmosphere and light at this time, and his soft mauve pastels are quite exquisite. However, this work has evolved from his dappled style and is executed with more robust brushwork, making it both vigorous and atmospheric.
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 Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.