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Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 23, 2015

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LOT 63

Lot 63

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

ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Lot 63 Details
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.

CANOE LAKE, RAINY DAY

oil on board
signed and titled on the reverse
12 ins x 15 ins; 30.5 cms x 38.1 cms

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $20,060
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

Note:

While Casson would have been in his late teens when Tom Thomson drowned in Canoe Lake and was still years away from being invited to join the Group of Seven, he had by the time Thomson drowned, met Franklin Carmichael and would have become well acquainted with the Thomson legend. There is an inevitable connection between all members of the Group whether they be part of the original seven or later members, and Thomson. Therefore, Casson’s choice of Canoe Lake, in particular is loaded with associations given that there are over two thousand lakes within Algonquin Park from which to choose and is perhaps a homage of a kind. The decision, to render the landscape on a rainy day suggests further that Thomson, and the loss his passing represented to Canadian art, could not have been far from Casson’s thoughts.

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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