signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “July 26/81” on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
Auction Estimate:$15,000 - $20,000
Sale date:November 20, 2018
Price Realized
$20,060
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario
Located approximately 200 kilometres north of Toronto in the Muskoka region, A.J. Casson would sometimes visit friends at their cottage at Lake Rosseau during the period within which this composition was painted. Depicting the moments toward sunset, Casson effectively captures the shifting atmospheric light, partially obscured behind the dark tones of the silhouetted horizon and threatening clouds above. Flashes of orange pigment highlight the sky behind the trees along a shoreline of calm waters, the scene providing the conclusion of a beautiful summer day.
