Lot 21
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto.
Literature:
Paul Duval, A.J. Casson, His Life & Works/A Tribute, Toronto, 1980, n.p., reproduced in colour.
Note:
Duval writes that Casson’s major works of the early 1950’s are closely related in both subject matter and dramatic atmosphere. “They are basically low-key landcapes which capture nature in her more sober garb. The regions depicted are elemental and forbidding in aspect.” The technique used throughout this period perfectly reflects the subject matter portrayed. The paintings, as in Grey October Morning, share a built up, dry, crust-like texture over much of their surface.