Albert Jacques Franck
Albert Jacques Franck
1899 - 1973
ARCA CSPWC OSA
Albert Jacques Franck was born in Middleburg, Holland in 1899. As a young man he excelled as a musician - he played the cello - as well as in the sport of competitive swimming. Swimming took him to Belgium, where he became the long distance champion of 1924, then to Indonesia, the United States, and eventually to Canada, where he worked as a swim coach for the YMCA in various places, including Montreal and Jasper National Park in Alberta. Franck had been interested in painting as a child, but had been discouraged from furthering this pursuit by his father. When he settled in Toronto in 1926, he renewed this interest and began to paint in earnest. By 1928 he had centered his attention firmly on street scenes. During this time he also worked at both Eaton’s and Simpsons department stores' fine art departments. He also worked as a painting restorer, setting up his own shop on Gerrard Street, where he also showed his own work, a situation which eased his financial situation during the Depression. His first exhibitions were at Simpsons and Eaton’s, as well as Roberts Gallery and Hart House in Toronto. His primary subjects of old houses in Toronto were complimented by still lifes and florals, and he also executed a series of works depicting Canada from the air. He was an influential artist and was friends with many of the Painters Eleven group, particularly Harold Town, who wrote a book about Franck entitled Albert Franck: Keeper of the Lanes - His Life, Times and Work, published in 1974. Franck died in Toronto in 1973 at the age of 74.
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St. George Street at Sussex by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $29,500
Albert Jacques Franck
St. George Street at Sussex
24 x 30 in, 61 x 76.2 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $14,000 - $18,000 CDN
Sold for: $29,500 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2014 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 27, 2014
Heavy Snow - Berryman Street by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $10,000
Albert Jacques Franck
Heavy Snow - Berryman Street
22 x 26 in, 55.9 x 66 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,000 CDN (premium included)
Coast to Coast: Canadian Landscapes on Thursday, June 27, 2019
On Bellevue Avenue by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $9,775
Albert Jacques Franck
On Bellevue Avenue
12 x 9 3/4 in, 30.5 x 24.8 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $9,775 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2004 on Thursday, November 25, 2004
Whitaker Avenue by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $9,200
Albert Jacques Franck
Whitaker Avenue
20 x 16 in, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $4,500 - $6,500 CDN
Sold for: $9,200 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006 on Friday, November 24, 2006
End of Birch Avenue by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $8,125
Albert Jacques Franck
End of Birch Avenue
12 x 10 in, 30.5 x 25.4 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CDN
Sold for: $8,125 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, July 28, 2022
Back of Seaton Street by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $8,125
Albert Jacques Franck
Back of Seaton Street
24 1/4 x 18 1/4 in, 61.6 x 46.3 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,125 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art on Thursday, March 28, 2019
Back of Seaton Street by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $7,605
Albert Jacques Franck
Back of Seaton Street
24 1/4 x 18 1/4 in, 61.6 x 46.3 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $7,605 CDN (premium included)
November 2011 - 6th Session on Saturday, November 26, 2011
Street Scene by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $7,475
Albert Jacques Franck
Street Scene
21 3/4 x 25 1/2 in, 55.2 x 64.8 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $7,475 CDN (premium included)
November 2007 - 2nd Session on Saturday, November 24, 2007
Behind Robert Street, Toronto by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $6,435
Albert Jacques Franck
Behind Robert Street, Toronto
24 x 19 3/4 in, 61 x 50.2 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,435 CDN (premium included)
November 2013 - 5th Session on Saturday, November 30, 2013
129 Parliament Street by Albert Jacques Franck sold for $6,313
Albert Jacques Franck
129 Parliament Street
12 x 10 in, 30.5 x 25.4 cm
oil on canvas board
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,313 CDN (premium included)
Town & Country on Thursday, November 25, 2021