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Joyner’s Canadian Art Auction

June 01, 2010

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LOT 18

Lot 18

FREDERICK GRANT BANTING

FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Lot 18 Details
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING

ST. FIDELE, QUEBEC, 1930

oil on board
signed
8 1/4 ins x 10 1/2 ins; 20.6 cms x 26.3 cms

Estimate $20,000-$25,000

Realised: $21,240
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Estate of Lady Henrietta Banting, Toronto.
The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.
Private Collection, Ontario.

Literature:

A.Y. Jackson, A Painter’s Country, The Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, Toronto, 1958, pages 75-77.

Exhibited:

Exhibition of Paintings by the late Frederick Grant Banting, Hart House, University of Toronto, Saturday 13th February to Monday 1st March, 1943.

Note:

Jackson, in his autobiography, writes that Banting’s first experience of painting out of doors in winter time was on a trip to Quebec. According to Jackson, St. Fidele was a remote little
village overlooking the St. Lawrence east of La Malbaie: “We spent several weeks there and Banting made great progress...He was careful not to let it be known he was a doctor; sometimes he would go under the name of Frederick Grant.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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