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November 23, 2015

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LOT 30

Lot 30

ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.

ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Lot 30 Details
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.

RINGWOOD, 1947

watercolour
signed
Sheet 15 ins x 18 ins; 38.1 cms x 45.7 cms; 14.25 ins x 16.25 ins; 36.2 cms x 41.3 cms

Estimate $20,000-$25,000

Realised: $42,480
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
  • ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
  • ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
  • ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

A.J. Casson and Paul Duval (foreword), A.J. Casson: My Favourite Watercolours, 1919-1957, Cerebrus/Prentice Hall, Ontario, 1982, page 114 and page 115, reproduced in colour.

Note:

A.J. Casson was a founding member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour and many consider Casson's watercolours to be among his finest works. Reminiscing about this lot in A.J. Casson: My Favourite Watercolours, Casson writes: "It was a very cold winter day when I began sketching this watercolour on the outskirts of Ringwood, just north of Markham. I was with my friend Joe Gauthier and neither of us had the inclination to remain outside too long, sketching in that weather. Accordingly, this painting was begun on location but finished in the comfort of my studio. This watercolour is, of course, another example of my interest in rural architecture and my fondness for scenes which were so typical of the life of the outskirts of Toronto at the time."

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