Artwork by Peter Aspell,  Pond Magic (Sea Ghost)

Peter Aspell
Pond Magic (Sea Ghost)

oil on paper
signed and dated 1989 lower left; signed, titled and dated 1988 to a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 8.75 in ( 30.5 x 22.2 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$900.00 - $1,200.00

Price Realized $540.00
Sale date: July 23rd 2024

Provenance:
Gallery Moos, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto

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Peter Aspell
(1918 - 2004)

Born in Vancouver, B.C., he studied at the Vancouver School of Art and the Ghent Academy, Belgium. A portrait and figure painter, he has been compared with Van Eyck and Brueghel The Elder by Charles Scott and with 19th Century Impressionists in his treatment of colour. A competent draughtsman his paintings reflect sincerity – his recent work contains less detail. He travelled in Europe on an Emily Carr Scholarship, 1948-9, and taught at the Vancouver School of Art.

Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977