Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary.
Private Collection, Calgary.
British-born A.C. Leighton was brought to Canada through his employment with Canadian Pacific, first visiting in 1924. Leighton was immediately taken by the rugged surroundings of the Canadian Rocky landscape, sketching the scenery tirelessly during his travels throughout Western Canada. Canadian Pacific had first right of choice of the works which Leighton executed, the remainder becoming the painter's own inventory. Through Leighton's regular transatlantic visits, the artist began exhibiting his work across Canada, the public taken with the painter's powerful depictions of the West as well as his native England. In 1929, the artist settled in Calgary, exhibiting his work and teaching, Leighton instrumental in the formation of the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1935.
