Carl Fellman Schaefer, Quiet Evening, Portsmouth, watercolour, 1952

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Quiet Evening, Portsmouth, 1952

watercolour

signed and dated “4.8.52” lower right; titled, dated and inscribed “Kingston, Boathouses“ on the reverse; titled to a partial gallery label on the reverse and in pencil on the reverse of the framing

10.75 × 14.75 in (27.3 × 37.5 cm) (sight)

Auction Estimate:$1,000 - $1,500

Sale date:December 6 - 13, 2022

Price Realized

$1,320

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Ottawa (1954)

This work is a post-World War II watercolour by Carl Schaefer. This image was painted in the Portsmouth Harbour in Kingston, Ontario in 1952. The view is facing south across Lake Ontario with boat houses to the left and the right of the composition. This is a significant spot in Kingston. Kingston Penitentiary (not visible) is on the far left of this harbour and on the far right is the site of the 1976 Sailing Olympics (not visible).