BCSFA CGP OC RCA
1913 - 2007
Canadian
Courtenay River Landscape
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1950 and on verso signed, titled, dated 1950 and inscribed "LT. COAT 16 OCT 46, COAT PT SPRING 47, V. TH.W.LD DEC 1947" and "1G / 2G / 3G / 4G" on each corner of the stretcher
19 1/8 x 24 1/4 in, 48.6 x 61.6 cm
Estimate: $300,000 - $400,000 CAD
Sold for: $751,250
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PROVENANCE
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
J.S. McLean, Toronto, president, Canada Packers Ltd.
By descent to Mary Stewart, Toronto
By descent to a Private Collection, Victoria
By descent to the present Private Collection, London, United Kingdom
LITERATURE
Robert Ayre, “New Exhibitions Bring out a Galaxy of Colourful Works,” Montreal Star, October 27, 1951, page 16
Doris Shadbolt, E.J. Hughes, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1967, the related 1952 oil Mouth of the Courtenay River reproduced, unpaginated
lan M. Thom, E.J. Hughes, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2002, the related 1952 oil discussed page 108, reproduced page 109
Jacques Barbeau, A Journey with E.J. Hughes: One Collector’s Odyssey, 2005, the related 2003 watercolour Mouth of the Courtenay River reproduced page 110
Canadian Post-War & Contemporary Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, June 17, 2009, the related 1952 drawing Mouth of the Courtenay River reproduced page 12, lot 5
Jacques Barbeau, The E.J. Hughes Album, Volume 1, The Paintings, 1932 – 1991, 2011, reproduced page 12 and listed page 90
EXHIBITED
Vancouver Art Gallery, Quarterly Group Show, June 20 – July 9, 1950
Vancouver Art Gallery, 21st Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition, 1952, the related 1952 oil, price $150
Vancouver Art Gallery, E.J. Hughes: A Retrospective Exhibition, October 5 – 29, 1967, traveling to York University, Toronto, November 13 – December 8, 1967, the related 1952 oil, catalogue #23
Vancouver Art Gallery, E.J. Hughes, January 30 – June 8, 2003, traveling in 2003 – 2004 to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the related 1952 oil
Estimate: $300,000 - $400,000 CAD
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