The Estate of Walter and Dora Hislop
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibited
Robert W. Pilot Retrospective Exhibition, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, travelling to the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa and the Art Gallery of Hamilton, November 1968 - February 1969, no. 92 (as “The Dockyard, Lunenberg, Nova Scotia”)
Literature
Robert W. Pilot Retrospective Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1968, reproduced, no. 92 (as “The Dockyard, Lunenberg, Nova Scotia”)
Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Robert Pilot often returned to Atlantic Canada on sketching trips. Known for his Impressionist inspired landscapes of the Lower St. Lawrence region and the shores of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the artist has captured the charm of Lunenburg Harbour in this composition. The figures working on the dock are dwarfed by the elegant schooners, while the dappled light on the water and pastel blue sky exemplify the artist’s deft hand at creating a harmonious play of light and colour. Pilot has evoked the character of this small town nestled on the shores of Nova Scotia - a UNESCO World Heritage Site and picturesque locale.
