signed lower right; artist’s name and address on the reverse
12 × 14 in (30.5 × 35.6 cm)
Auction Estimate:$10,000 - $15,000
Sale date:June 9, 2021
Price Realized
$20,400
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Nancy Poole Gallery, Toronto (1974)
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibited
O.S.A. Little Picture Exhibition, date unknown
Born into a prominent Napanee family, Kathleen Daly Pepper was afforded the opportunity to study at both the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Art before travelling abroad for post-graduate studies at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiére in Paris, France. She later studied at Parsons School of Design in New York before returning to Canada.
After marrying George Pepper in 1929, the couple made the Studio Building in Toronto their artistic and home base. There, Daly Pepper worked alongside her husband as well as their mutual friend, A.Y. Jackson. In 1933, the Peppers built a log studio in Charlevoix County in the village of Saint-Urbain where they would host a number of visiting artists. “Winter Charlevoix” was completed in 1931, during an early painting trip to the area, which may have been the moment when the couple decided to build their studio. The charming winter scene with rolling hills emits a warm light; conjuring the sensation of experiencing the bright sun on a crisp winter day.
