ARCA CSPWC G7 OSA
1888 - 1949
Canadian
Air Castles
oil on board
signed and on verso titled
16 x 22 in, 40.6 x 55.9 cm
Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000 CAD
Sold for: $11,800
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Libby's of Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
After Frank Johnston left the Group of Seven in 1924 and formally changed his name to Franz, he continued painting landscape, but decidedly on his own path. His approach to landscape was one with an eye for beauty, cultivated from his early days working in the well-known commercial art firm of Grip Ltd., where influences from Art Nouveau pervaded, with its sinuous lines derived from patterns found in nature.
Johnston was known for his clarity of atmosphere and rich palette. Air Castles, with its cobalt sky and towering cumulus clouds is a gem. The deep blue sky is contrasted with warm tones in the grasses and in the trees turning to autumn colours. The scene seems on the cusp of summer and fall, when the air is crisp but there is still a dreamy atmosphere pervading the countryside.
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