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DOUG MCINTYRE, SUN MEDIA
The Calgary Sun
Wed, November 5, 2008
The stark horizon and rugged abandon of southern Alberta as seen through the eyes of a member of Canada's famed Group of Seven is one of many prestigious works of art up for grabs at an auction this month.
A.Y. (Alexander Young) Jackson's 1937 oil painting, Alberta Foothills, is expected to fetch $125,000 to $175,000 during the Heffel Fine Art Auction.
The event takes place Nov. 19 at Toronto's Park Hyatt Hotel.
The 63-cm by 81-cm signed canvas reflects the deep affection the legendary landscape painter fostered for southern Alberta's varied terrain after repeated visits to his brother Ernest's Lethbridge home.
"We are very pleased to offer A.Y. Jackson's fine painting Alberta Foothills in our auction," said Robert Heffel of Heffel Fine Art Auction House.
"It is a magnificent example of Jackson's important Alberta works."
Southern Alberta's scrubby brush and prairie expanse became a key theme of Jackson's work, much of which was previously influenced by landscapes in Eastern Canada.
During his sojourns to the Lethbridge area, the artist -- who died in 1974 at age 91 -- often painted from the banks of the Waterton and Oldman rivers.
Alberta Foothills is one of 16 works by Jackson, a founding member of the 1920s-era Group of Seven artistic group famous for its depiction of Canadian landscapes.
The 16 Jackson pieces up for bids are estimated to command a collective total of up to almost $1.5 million.
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