Sold for: $46,250

PROVENANCE
Masters Gallery Ltd., Calgary
Private Collection, Calgary

LITERATURE
Marjorie Lismer Bridges, A Border of Beauty: Arthur Lismer’s Pen and Pencil, 1977, page 28

Georgian Bay! Thousands of islands, little and big, some of them mere rocks breaking the surface of the waters of the Bay – others with great high rocks tumbled in confused masses and crowned with leaning pines, turned away in ragged disarray from the west wind, presenting a strange pattern against the sky and water. Some of the trees are like miniatures in an oriental garden, their roots seeking tenacious hold in the cracks in the rocks…it is a paradise for painters!”

- Arthur Lismer, 1925

Arthur Lismer maintained a life-long fascination with the rich and varied landscape of Georgian Bay. Like his Group of Seven peers, Lismer created countless epic images of the region’s sweeping vistas and windswept trees, but also developed his own distinctly intimate approach to capturing the nuanced features of the numerous islands: reflections in water, rocky inlets and unique vegetation. Painted in 1947, Rocks & Island Reflections Georgian Bay - Amanda I. is a mature realization of Lismer’s unique perspective, containing all three landscape elements in an evocative composition. Lismer’s ability as skilled colourist is fully employed, and the rugged, tangled undergrowth of vibrant greens and reds harmoniously complements the deep blues and purples at the edge of the rocky shore. The soft, gestural ripples breaking the golden reflections in the small bay at the shore – a quintessentially Lismer feature – indicate gentle movement and imbue calm to the otherwise lively scene. In the upper left corner of the panel, Lismer has added a roughly-rendered distant shore. The pale, faraway scene is in contrast with the vivid foreground, seeming to emphasize the depth of beauty present in Georgian Bay’s intimate details.

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