Canadian Fine Art Auction

May 29, 2017

LOT 85

Lot 85

ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.

ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Lot 85 Details
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.

BLACKSTONE RIVER, YUKON, 1964

oil on panel
signed, titled, dated “September 23, 1964” and inscribed “Ken MacGregor canvas 20 x 26” on the reverse
10.5 ins x 13.5 ins; 26.7 cms x 34.3 cms

Estimate $12,000-$15,000

Realised: $24,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.
  • ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.
  • ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Maple, Ontario

Literature:

Peter Mellen, The Group of Seven, McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, 1970, p. 192.

Note:

“Jackson has done more than any other writer or artist to bind us to our own environment, to make us vitally aware of the significance, beauty, and character of the Land.” - Arthur Lismer

A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) travelled to the Yukon during the Second World War when he was sent by the National Gallery of Canada to make visual accounts of the construction of the Alaska Highway as part of the Canadian war effort. He was enthusiastic about returning two decades later to resume his sketching activities there.

CONDITION DETAILS

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