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Important Canadian Art
November 4 - 25, 2021

November 04 - November 25, 2021

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This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $22,500 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

20585 25-Nov-2021 12:19:29 PM $22,500

1709 25-Nov-2021 12:01:19 PM $20,000

28877 25-Nov-2021 12:00:29 PM $19,000

1709 25-Nov-2021 11:57:10 AM $18,000

28877 23-Nov-2021 10:14:29 AM $17,000

32338 18-Nov-2021 06:49:24 PM $16,000

34907 18-Nov-2021 06:48:47 PM $15,000 AutoBid

32338 18-Nov-2021 06:48:47 PM $14,000

34907 18-Nov-2021 08:14:41 AM $13,000 AutoBid

20585 05-Nov-2021 04:26:50 PM $12,000 AutoBid

34907 05-Nov-2021 04:26:50 PM $11,000

20585 05-Nov-2021 03:32:46 PM $10,000 AutoBid

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 08:07:03

LOT 0218

ALC CGP G7 OSA RCA RSA
1882 - 1974
Canadian

Maracas Bay, Trinidad
oil on board
signed and on verso signed, titled, dated February 18, 1956 (twice) and inscribed "1st sketch Trinidad" / with the Naomi Jackson Groves Inventory #1549 / variously
10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in, 26.7 x 34.3 cm

Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CAD

Sold for: $28,125

Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave

PROVENANCE
Collection of the Artist
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Dowsett, Ontario
By descent to present Private Collection, Ontario


The few known examples of A.Y. Jackson’s paintings done while visiting the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago are dated February through March of 1956, and by the artist’s own notes on this painting’s verso, this was the first sketch done on his getaway. Though he seems to have been based in the capital of Port of Spain, Jackson also journeyed with his sketch box to Maracas Bay on the island’s north shore, where he was inspired to produce this rich and vivid work. The lush, tropical palette is a fascinating counterpoint to Jackson’s more typical colour choices found in his many depictions of Georgian Bay, Charlevoix, and other Canadian locales. These intimate, on-the-spot oil sketches sometimes document quiet moments in the lives of the local residents, and represent a rare and compelling element of Jackson’s non-Canadian work.

This painting’s original owner was R.E. Dowsett, a friend of Robert and Signe McMichael, through whom he was introduced to Jackson. This painting and many others were acquired directly from the artist during their long friendship.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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