CGP CSPWC G7 OC POSA PRCA
1898 - 1992
Canadian
Long Lake, Haliburton, October
oil on board, circa 1937
signed and on verso signed and titled
9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in, 24.1 x 28.6 cm
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CAD
Sold for: $31,250
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Private Collection, Canada
By descent to the present Private Estate, North Carolina
In both style and palette, this subtly dramatic oil sketch by A.J. Casson is reminiscent of the work he produced circa 1937 along the Redstone River and near Redstone Lake. Both of these locations, as well as Long Lake, are in Haliburton County, a region just south of Algonquin Provincial Park. Casson’s work from this period marks a moment of experimental transition. Here, his approach begins to stray from his more gestural style as a member of the Group of Seven towards a more minimal, formalized aesthetic, which would culminate decades later in his neo-Cubist style, what he referred to as his “box period.”
Richly autumnal, with simplified and rounded compositional choices where patches of colour serve as form, Long Lake, Haliburton, October and other works from the period bring to mind the more daringly minimalist sketches of Tom Thomson, such as Autumn Foliage, 1915, in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario. Searching and deeply felt, works from key moments such as this one help underline the many nuanced transformations Casson’s style underwent throughout his long and important career.
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CAD
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