signed lower left; titled and inscribed “National Council of Jewish Women” on the reverse and inscribed “A.Y. Jackson” on the frame on the reverse
10.5 × 13.5 in (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
Auction Estimate:$20,000 - $30,000
Sale date:December 6, 2023
Price Realized
$26,400
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal
A.Y. Jackson and Edwin Holgate were the only two Group of Seven members native to Quebec, and both men frequently depicted the Quebec landscape, more than any other members. Returning to the small villages across the province throughout his life, A.Y. Jackson was continually drawn to “Christmas card country”, as he would describe the region to fellow Group member, J.E.H. MacDonald. “Lac Millette, Quebec” exemplifies this ‘Christmas card’ setting, the quaint Laurentian village in winter covered in a blanket of snow and with a horse pulling a sleigh across the field in the distance. The composition demonstrates Jackson’s strong sense of both colour and composition through its fluid, rhythmic lines of the terrain, and the patterns of shadow on the houses and snowy ground.
