Collection of Drawings by Members of The Toronto Art League and The Toronto Art League Catalogues by Various Artists

Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:
A similar drawing by Thomas Garland Greene of F.H. Brigden, C.M. Manly and himself is reproduced in “Canadian Landscape” (F.H. Brigden and J.E. Middleton, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1944, page 60)

(from top left)

- Arthur Goode, “Sketch of a Model”, graphite; signed and dated “June 19, 1899” lower left; 4 x 7.25 ins (sight);

- Thomas Garland Greene “League Artists (F.H. Brigden, C.M. Manly, T.G. Greene) Sketching by Lethe Stream, Compton, Quebec”, graphite; titled and dated “September 6, 1901” lower left, inscribed “F.H. Brigden / C.M. Manly / T.G. Greene”; 4.5 x 7.25 ins (sight);

- Norman Price, “Manchester Shipper”, graphite, signed, titled and dated “October 9, 1902” lower right, 7 x 4.5 ins (sight);

- Unknown Artist, “Sketch of Frans Hals by Jean Carriès”, ink; titled lower right, dated “January 18, 1901” lower left, inscribed “N.D.S.L.” and “12:20 pm” lower left; 6.5 x 6 ins (sight);

- Alfred H. Howard, “Back of House with Porch, Weston”, graphite; signed and dated 1898 lower left; 7.25 x 5.75 ins (sight);

- Thomas Garland Greene, “Sketch of Archibald A. Martin”, graphite; signed, titled and dated 1901 lower right; 7.25 x 4.25 ins (sight);

sold together with:

“A Calendar for the Year: 1898 with Some Drawings Suggestive of the Every Day Life of the Past in Canada” (The Toronto Art League, Toronto, 1898); signed by Thomas Garland Greene on cover top right; missing binding/ribbon;

“ A Calendar for the Year 1899 with Drawings Illustrate of Country Life in Canada: (The Toronto Art League, G.N. Morang, Toronto, 1899); signed by Thomas Garland Greene on cover top right