Road Building In Haliburton
147.3 cms x 167.6 cms (58 ins x 66 ins)
Signed, titled and dated lower right "THOMAS W. MITCHELL, 1927"; titled on two labels and inscribed twice "Property of the Ontario Club" on the stretcher on the reverse
made in 1927
Lot offered for sale by Sothebys, Toronto at the auction event "Important Canadian Art" held on Tue, Nov 23, 2010.
Lot 39
Lot 39
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $25,000
Realised: CAD $30,000
Realised: CAD $30,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibitions:
"Ontario Society of Artists, Annual Exhibition", Toronto, 1928, no. 80
"Canadian National Exhibition," 1928, no. 373
Literature:
"Ontario Society of Artists, Annual Exhibition", exhibition catalogue, Toronto, 1928, no. 80, illustrated on p. 19
"Canadian National Exhibition", exhibition catlalogue, 1928, no. 373, illustrated, unpaginated
Notes:
Mitchell was a successful commercial artist and illustrator who was for a time the art director at Brigden's, a design firm run by Albert Robson and one that employed artists like Charles Comfort. He studied under George Reid and then in Philadelphia and was an exceptional painter, as this fine work shows
Early on, Albert Robson commented on Mitchell citing two important features in his art:
"First his use of brilliant colour; he is interested in the effects of outdoor light, the sparkle of sunlight and shadow. The other feature is his choice of graphic and picturesque subjects, depicted with fine drawing and sincerity."
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibitions:
"Ontario Society of Artists, Annual Exhibition", Toronto, 1928, no. 80
"Canadian National Exhibition," 1928, no. 373
Literature:
"Ontario Society of Artists, Annual Exhibition", exhibition catalogue, Toronto, 1928, no. 80, illustrated on p. 19
"Canadian National Exhibition", exhibition catlalogue, 1928, no. 373, illustrated, unpaginated
Notes:
Mitchell was a successful commercial artist and illustrator who was for a time the art director at Brigden's, a design firm run by Albert Robson and one that employed artists like Charles Comfort. He studied under George Reid and then in Philadelphia and was an exceptional painter, as this fine work shows
Early on, Albert Robson commented on Mitchell citing two important features in his art:
"First his use of brilliant colour; he is interested in the effects of outdoor light, the sparkle of sunlight and shadow. The other feature is his choice of graphic and picturesque subjects, depicted with fine drawing and sincerity."
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