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Current bid: $22,500 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

917897 31-Oct-2024 07:01:40 PM $22,500

79 31-Oct-2024 07:00:25 PM $20,000

917897 31-Oct-2024 05:33:09 PM $19,000

947562 06-Oct-2024 01:15:58 PM $18,000

The bidding history list updated on: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 03:53:51

LOT 606

CGP CSPWC G7 OC POSA PRCA
1898 - 1992
Canadian

Road Near Uxbridge
oil on board, circa 1926
signed and on verso titled and inscribed "Mrs. Philip Chester" / “86/85” / “249”
9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in, 23.8 x 28.6 cm

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CAD

Sold for: $28,125

Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave

PROVENANCE
Libby's of Toronto, 1990
Private Collection, Toronto


Although undated, it is entirely possible Road Near Uxbridge was painted in 1926: one of the few other works by A.J. Casson known to be of Uxbridge, The Railway Station in Uxbridge, was painted in that year, and shares this work’s rounded, graphic style, gently textural brushwork, and warm use of board-tone. By 1926 the young yet undeniably accomplished Casson had already been painting with members of the Group of Seven for most of a decade. His association with these artists began in 1919 with his apprenticeship under Group member Franklin Carmichael at the leading commercial art firm Rous & Mann Ltd. Importantly, 1926 was also the year that he would be formally invited by Carmichael to fill the vacancy left by the departed Frank Johnston and become a full member of the Group. Although surrounded by the imposing presences of these ground-breaking artists, Casson very successfully maintained his own unique voice, producing works, such as this one, imbued with a poetic sensibility and a profound understanding of the Ontario landscape.


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