signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “August 1956” on the reverse
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
Auction Estimate:$18,000 - $22,000
Sale date:May 28, 2019
Price Realized
$18,880
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Dr. K.E. Ferrie, Ontario
Private Collection, Windsor
In the spring of 1913, A.Y. Jackson made his first of many trips to Georgian Bay. Through Lawren Harris, he was put in touch with Dr. MacCallum, who had a cottage in the area and offered to have Jackson come stay along with financial support on the condition that he take a space in The Studio Building in Toronto. Jackson spent the summer of 1919 painting in Georgian Bay, which provided material for the first exhibition of the Group in Toronto the following spring.
Jackson returned to Georgian Bay several times throughout his prolific career, as it served as an endless source of inspiration for him during all four seasons. The iconic rocky terrain of the area is depicted in this work “South Pine from Split Rock”. In this oil sketch, the viewer looks out onto the layered high horizon line, with rocky peninsulas receding into the distance. The curving lines of the granite bedrock in the foreground are quintessentially Jackson, as are the many subtle yet skillful variations in earth tones.
