CGP CSPWC G7 OC POSA PRCA
1898 - 1992
Canadian
Settler's Cabin
oil on board, circa 1955 - 1960
signed and on verso signed and titled
12 x 15 in, 30.5 x 38.1 cm
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CAD
Sold for: $46,800
Preview at: Heffel Vancouver
PROVENANCE
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
LITERATURE
Ted Herriott, Sunday Mornings with Cass: Conversations with A.J. Casson, 1993, page 121
EXHIBITED
The Art Gallery of Toronto, Women's Committee, Sale of Canadian Art, catalogue #34
As a young artist working in Toronto, A.J. Casson looked forward to weekends when he could venture by train to his favoured destinations of Ontario villages and rural landscapes. His passion for painting the splendour and simplicity there was at the heart of these journeys. While this sketch’s location is not specifically indicated, we recognize the attributes of the Ontario landscape. The farming communities of Ontario were often English, Scottish and Irish, and their buildings were practical and sturdy. Casson captured a subtle feeling of nostalgia for the serenity of this settled countryside. In Settler’s Cabin, the backdrop of a mesmerizing sky adds a striking element to the stillness of the farm and the surrounding land. The artist’s passion and commitment for documenting the landscape continued throughout the course of his career. Casson’s explorations, Ted Herriott wrote, “recorded ~ for posterity ~ the disappearing gentle, peaceful villages of Southern Ontario.”
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CAD
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