AAM CGP CSGA CSPWC G7 OSA RCA
1885 - 1969
Canadian
Flowers of the Forest, BC
oil on board
signed and dated July 19, 1951 and on verso titled and inscribed "1485 Fort St." and "$100" on a label
12 x 15 7/8 in, 30.5 x 40.3 cm
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CAD
Sold for: $16,380
Preview at: Heffel Vancouver
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Vancouver Island
During Arthur Lismer’s 1951 trip to British Columbia, he visited Victoria, then traveled to Galiano, Pender and Saltspring Islands, as well as Long Beach on Vancouver Island’s west coast. It would be the first of many summer sketching trips to the West Coast. In this truly exquisite natural still life, Lismer continued his fascination with the forest floor that had begun in Georgian Bay. His delicate colour palette is quite luscious, contrasting tonal variations of soft greens against cream and dark orange and pink. A strong use of incised line emphasizes and defines shape amid the profusion of blooming growth, thick moss and spiky grasses. Lismer’s use of paint is raw and bold, textural and painterly. There is a sense of urgency and confidence that comes through works such as this - as Lismer sensed that within this fragment of the forest floor was a microcosm of its life as a whole. A delightful and sensual work, Flowers of the Forest, BC expresses the irrepressible, jungle-like and voluptuous nature of rain forest growth.
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CAD
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