Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 24, 2014

LOT 62

Lot 62

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

ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Lot 62 Details
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.

QUEBEC FARM, ST. TITE DES CAPS, EARLY SPRING

oil on panel
signed; with a pencil sketch of mountains, trees and a winding river inscribed “Banting” in Jackson’s hand and “NJG 1134” in pen on the reverse
8.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 26.7 cms

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $22,420
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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

A.Y. Jackson, A Painter’s Country, Clarke, Irwin & Company, Toronto, 1958, page 78 for a discussion of Jackson’s sketching trips to St. Tite des Caps in the company of Dr. Frederick Banting.

Note:

The municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps provided an ideal sketching ground for A.Y. Jackson with its late Spring thaw which allowed Jackson to capture the last vestiges of snow.

In this lot, the blue of the river, surging with spring run-off, contrasts dramatically with the pale lavender shadows of the remaining patches of crisp white snow.

The title is derived from information on the backing of the painting and dates the painting to “March 1946”.

CONDITION DETAILS

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