BHG RCA
1890 - 1967
Canadian
Quai du Canadian Pacific
oil on canvas
signed and on verso titled
23 1/8 x 22 1/8 in, 58.7 x 56.2 cm
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CAD
Sold for: $29,250
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Montreal
Adrien Hébert was the son of the well-known sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert. He studied under William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal and in Paris, where his interest in ships first developed. He spent considerable time on the banks of the Seine River watching boat traffic while a truant from his classes with painter Fernand Cormon! Hébert returned to Montreal in 1914 and in 1924 began to paint the Port of Montreal. He loved the vitality and drama of the harbour – its liners, tugs, elevators, cranes and trains. This bold painting is an outstanding example of this subject, with its imposing sense of volume in the structures and dramatic perspectives of the dock buildings seen from below, with the ship looming in the background. Just as important is the human scale of the dock workers and their labours, exemplifying the social realism that became prominent in the 1930s. Hébert’s work was well recognized by museums – a painting exhibited at London’s Tate Gallery in 1938 was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada in 1939.
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CAD
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