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November 21, 2016

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LOT 24

Lot 24

JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE, A.R.C.A.

JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE, A.R.C.A.
Lot 24 Details
JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE, A.R.C.A.

PARIS, 1914

oil on panel
signed and dated ‘14
8.75 ins x 7.25 ins; 22.2 cms x 18.4 cms

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $6,875
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JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE, A.R.C.A.
  • JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE, A.R.C.A.
  • JOHN YOUNG JOHNSTONE, A.R.C.A.
Provenance:

Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal
Private Collection, Florida

Literature:

Hugh Scholfield, “La Belle Epoque: Paris 1914,” BBC News, Paris (7 January 2014), bbc.com.

Note:

Johnstone vacillated between wanting to be appreciated and wanting to be left alone. As such there is a paucity of information published about him given his obvious talent.

In this delightful painting, Johnstone has chosen to observe the world from afar, keeping a safe distance from the quayside action. In 1914, Paris was nearing the end of the Belle Epoque and was as Scholfield put it: ”a city giddy with the pace of industrial, scientific and cultural change...”

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