signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Late Afternoon” on the reverse
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
Auction Estimate:$25,000 - $30,000
Sale date:November 22, 2021
Price Realized
$25,200
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Ontario
With its rocky hills, calm waters, and complex foliage, this stunning depiction of a sunset at Carson Lake reminds us of why we continue to return to A.J Casson and the Group of Seven. In “Sundown, Carson Lake”, Casson, using his signature limited palette, plays with the sunset’s magic hour light to make us feel as though we, too, are bathed in the last warm glow of the sinking sun. While the sunset may only be brief, Casson seems to have the ability to stop time and create stillness in moments of transition. Of this stillness, Paul Duval writes: “[Casson] has the ability to crystallize a moment, to make concrete and eternal the passing vision. It is as though the time-machine has suddenly ceased to function, in a world where the wind had stopped breathing and the shadows no longer moved and every blade of glass and cloud were fixed forever.” The result is a striking image that is at once filled with life and yet seems to hold its breath.
