AAM CGP CSGA CSPWC G7 OSA RCA
1885 - 1969
Canadian
Baie-Saint-Paul, PQ
oil on board
signed and dated 1925 indistinctly and on verso signed, titled, dated indistinctly and inscribed "To Harry Baker, for old times sake, Toronto" and "114"
12 3/4 x 16 in, 32.4 x 40.6 cm
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CAD
Sold for: $38,025
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
A gift from the Artist to Harry Baker, Toronto
By descent to the present Private Collection, Florida
In the summer of 1925, Arthur Lismer traveled to the neighbouring province of Quebec, visiting Île d'Orléans, Saint-Hilarion and Baie-Saint-Paul. It was a period when the Group of Seven was garnering attention outside of Toronto and Montreal, notably showing at the prestigious Wembley exhibition in England in 1924. On an individual level, Lismer was in his final years of serving as the vice-principal at the Ontario College of Art, a position he held until 1927, and his artistic reputation was well established. This painting features Lismer’s characteristic confident brush-strokes, which charmingly capture the quiet activity of the quaint town. The cows appear to be slowly wandering down the gently winding road, herded by their attendant in the foreground. Animal and human figures seldom appear in Lismer’s work, and this is a delightfully rare example from the highly desirable Group of Seven period.
Harry Baker, a silversmith by trade, acquired this work directly from the artist. Baker and Lismer first met in Sheffield, England, and remained friends upon immigrating to Toronto, hence the familiar inscription on verso.
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CAD
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