Artwork by Peter Aspell,  Equestrian of the Night

Peter Aspell
Equestrian of the Night

oil on card
signed lower left; dated 1985 lower right
12 x 8.5 ins ( 30.5 x 21.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Price Realized $2,596.00
Sale date: April 14th 2020

Provenance:
Gallery Moos, Toronto
Collection of Paul Duval, Toronto

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Peter Aspell
(1918 - 2004)

Born in Vancouver, B.C., he studied at the Vancouver School of Art and the Ghent Academy, Belgium. A portrait and figure painter, he has been compared with Van Eyck and Brueghel The Elder by Charles Scott and with 19th Century Impressionists in his treatment of colour. A competent draughtsman his paintings reflect sincerity – his recent work contains less detail. He travelled in Europe on an Emily Carr Scholarship, 1948-9, and taught at the Vancouver School of Art.

Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977