CGP CSPWC G7 OC POSA PRCA
1898 - 1992
Canadian
Tall Trees, Oxtongue Lake
oil on board
signed and on verso signed and dated July 1983
12 x 15 in, 30.5 x 38.1 cm
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CAD
Sold for: $16,520
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Toronto
LITERATURE
Ted Herriott, Sunday Morning with Cass, 1993, page 129
As the last living member of the legendary Group of Seven, in the 1980s A.J. Casson was basking in recognition and honour. His work was in museum collections, and he had acquired a dealer, Roberts Gallery - and his exhibitions there were very successful. Casson continued to paint the Ontario countryside, the subject he was best known for and that distinguished his identity in the Group. When asked in 1990 about his favourite location for painting, Casson replied "It depends on different times. I did an awful lot of work up around the Huntsville - Oxtongue Lake, Oxtongue River, into the (Algonquin) Park there." In this glowing woods scene Casson used a selective palette of tones of green and greenish-yellow, with the yellow bringing the impression of sunlight into the scene and creating a strong contrast to the dark evergreens. To emphasize the towering screen of trees, Casson chose the perspective of looking up at them - compelling the viewer to contemplate their stance against the luminous sky.
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