ALC CGP G7 OSA RCA
1873 - 1932
Canadian
High Park
oil on board
initialed and dated 1911 and on verso titled and titled on Thoreau MacDonald's label, inscribed variously, certified by Thoreau MacDonald and estate stamp embossed twice
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 in, 22.5 x 18.1 cm
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CAD
Sold for: $12,500
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. A. Crawford Kenny, Toronto
Bequeathed to the present Private Collection, Toronto
In 1911, J.E.H. MacDonald held an exhibition of small works at Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club. Many of the works were of High Park in Toronto, intimate, gestural oil sketches like this one. MacDonald lived nearby on Quebec Avenue following his return from England in 1907, which provided him with easy access to the Park for regular sketching trips. When Lawren Harris saw the Arts and Letters Club exhibition, he was so compelled by the feeling captured in the work that he insisted on being introduced to the artist. From there, MacDonald, Harris and the rest of the Group of Seven would go on to change painting in Canada forever.
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