Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 21, 2016

LOT 40

Lot 40

ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.

ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Lot 40 Details
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.

REFLECTIONS - CLARENDON LAKE, 1957

oil on board
titled and dated on the reverse
9.25 ins x 11.25 ins; 23.5 cms x 28.6 cms

Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Realised: $33,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
  • ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
  • ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON, O.S.A., P.R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

Paul Duval, A.J. Casson: His Life and Works, A Tribute, Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, Markham, 1980, (page 163).

Note:

Although Casson did not actually retire from full-time employment until 1958, he made his decision to do so the year this work was painted.

It is hard not to see a renewal of the artist’s zeal for plein-air painting in this lush, little sketch, a material celebration of his decision to retire.

While rigorously limiting his palette to greens and greys, there is an undeniable luxuriousness here in the thick foliage-wrapped rocky outcrop and its dramatic reflection at the water’s edge.

Paul Duval notes that “(d)uring the fifties, Casson became more and more involved in his personal creative work.” One cannot help but view this exquisite sketch as an example of a renewed commitment to painting.

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