Nipigon River, 18 miles North of Red Rock by William Armstrong

William Armstrong
Nipigon River, 18 miles North of Red Rock
watercolour
signed and titled along the lower edge
9 x 14.75 ins ( 22.9 x 37.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,776.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019
Private Collection, Oakville
Henry C. Campbell, The Art of William Armstrong: Early Days on the Great Lakes, Toronto/Montreal, 1971, pages 8, 88-89
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William Armstrong
(1822 - 1914) ARCA
William Armstrong was an artist and a civil engineer in the 1850s, based in Toronto as drawing master at the Toronto Normal School. He regularly exhibited at The Ontario Society of Artists and The Royal Canadian Academy. The artist sold Indian sketches to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Newcastle. Working as a railway engineer he painted scenes of Manitoulin Indians, Lake Superior, Fort William, Plains and Foothills Indians. A.R.C.A. in 1882. He was one of Canada\'s early explorer artists.