signed lower left; titled and dated 1932 on the reverse
13 × 16 in (33.0 × 40.6 cm)
Auction Estimate:$3,000 - $5,000
Sale date:November 22, 2016
Price Realized
$3,680
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Ontario
Literature
Ross King, “Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven”, Vancouver/Kleinburg, 2011, page 39 and 383
Celebrated for his skilled representations of early to mid-twentieth century Toronto, Ross King recognizes P.C. Sheppard as a “gifted painter of wilderness landscapes, maritime scenes and majestic Toronto cityscapes...well versed in modern painterly techniques
and possessed of a visionary approach to the urban landscape.” A frequent subject for the painter, Sheppard’s sketching trips along the foot of the city were sometimes accompanied by fellow painters, including Lawren Harris and J.E.H. MacDonald, King crediting the trio’s abilities in “beautifying their city’s industrialized urban landscape.”
