signed lower centre; titled and dated “April 16th, 1960” on the reverse
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
Auction Estimate:$15,000 - $20,000
Sale date:November 23, 2017
Price Realized
$17,250
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist (circa 1962)
Lt. Col. David A. Campbell, Ottawa
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ottawa
A Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Army, David Campbell was awarded the task to meet with A.Y. Jackson in order to purchase a painting to hang in the Army Mess in Ottawa. Campbell and his wife, Kay, met with Jackson in Manotick in the early 1960s, choosing a painting for the Army, however they also decided to purchase two paintings from the artist for their home, this painting as well as “Go Home Bay” (Lot 24 in this auction). The meeting led to a friendship with A.Y. Jackson and his niece, Naomi Jackson Groves, the Campbells often assisting the artist by driving him around the Manotick area to take care of his various errands. Jackson later moved to Kleinburg and David Campbell retired from the Canadian Army into a civilian position just prior to the unification of the three Canadian Armed Forces in early 1968. “Gatineau” has remained in the family until this offering.
