Lot 21
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Lot 21 Details
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
COUNTRY ROAD NEAR BARRY'S BAY, CA. 1970
oil on board
signed; signed, titled and inscribed "The property of my wife" on the reverse
sight 12 ins x 14.75 ins; 30.5 cms x 37.5 cms
Estimate $20,000-$25,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Note:
While it seems strange to see a canvas by a Group of Seven member that was painted in the 1970s, it must be remembered that Casson was the youngest member of the group, and by far the longest lived. Unlike other members of the Group, Casson had spent his working life focused on his successful commercial career rather than on fine art. Painting only became his full-time focus upon retirement in 1957. Casson took Ontario’s farmland, forests and villages as his subjects, focusing them into what the National Gallery describes as “highly finished, carefully composed designs, with a stillness that sometimes seems ominous.” Indeed, composition was important for Casson, whose strong design background can be felt in his work.
Barry's Bay is a small community in the Madawaska Valley in Ontario, on the shores of Kamaniskeg Lake.
CONDITION DETAILS
Very good condition.
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