signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse
12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
Auction Estimate:$5,000 - $7,000
Sale date:May 31, 2016
Price Realized
$4,600
(including Buyer's Premium)
Having studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto between 1924 and 1927, Kerr’s practice was influenced by the Group of Seven members. Elements including curving brushwork influenced by Lawren Harris' works and the bright pigments not dissimilar to Frederick Varley's practice of using colour to invoke atmosphere, figured prominently throughout Kerr's career. With simplified forms of the mountain landscape and bright impressionistic colours to define light and shadow—greens and purples, respectively—Kerr captures the nighttime glow and stillness of the mountains with looser brushstrokes.
