Lot 22
Albert E. Backus (1906-1991)
Provenance:
Purchased by Mr. Jethro Crang, Toronto as a gift to his daughter, Private Collection, Orillia
Note:
The family relates that this work was purchased by Mr. Crang from his friend, the artist, c. 1958. Mr. Crang was a Toronto real estate developer. In 1906, the Crang family acquired 12 acres in Toronto in the area of Glenhurst Avenue to St. Clair Avenue where they built their home on the west bank (demolished 2002).