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PROVENANCE
A wedding gift from the Artist to Enid Goss Lowe
Doris Huestis Speirs Collection, 1971
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal
Continental Galleries, Montreal
Private Collection, London, England

BIBLIOGRAPHIE
Paul Duval, The Tangled Garden: The Art of J.E.H. MacDonald, 1978, page 91

Paul Duval observes, “Throughout his Algoma period, MacDonald proved again and again that he was a master of the big panorama. It is easy for grand overviews in landscape painting to become monotonous and tiresome, as is proven by countless portrayals of mist-ridden highlands. MacDonald escaped monotony by changing not only the immediate locale, but the technique, mood and compositional treatments of his panoramas.”

This expansive Algoma panorama, with its sky-blue lake and cloud-filled sky, conveys a vast sense of distance despite its small size. The foreground foliage is painted in hot, fiery oranges and bright yellows that are a brilliant yet balanced contrast to the blue of the lake, which is depicted as both still and wind-stirred, with a slice of quiet water shining in the distance and reflecting the yellow trees on the far shore. The billowing clouds almost completely fill the sky, yet the day is still bright and open, furthering the sense of distance and openness. In mood, by technique, and in its compositional treatment, this charming work exemplifies J.E.H. MacDonald’s mastery of Algoma.

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