LOT 211
PROVENANCEAcquired directly from the artist by Dr. Arthur H. Pinchin, MidlandJames Parker, OntarioBy descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
Following his trips to the Canadian Arctic in the late 1930s, Franz Johnston produced a series of works inspired by the northern landscape and its wildlife. This charming tempera on board shows a polar bear in profile, its softly modelled form set against a vivid Arctic backdrop and framed by an ornate painted border. The palette is bright and unrestrained, and the whole composition has a playful, almost whimsical energy that speaks to Johnston’s imaginative take on one of Canada’s most majestic northern animals.
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