Beach Scene, Saint-Malo, circa 1898

graphite on paper mounted to paper

titled and dated 1905 on the gallery label and inscribed "Given to Andrew by his Mum, 1982 - A.Hines." on the reverse

4.25 × 6.5 in (10.8 × 16.5 cm) (sheet)

Auction Estimate:$1,200 - $1,500

Sale date:November 26, 2025

Price Realized

$7,200

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Vincent Massey Collection Christie's, auction, London, 9 December 1960, lot 30 as "A Sketchbook of Figure, Landscape and Other Subjects" G. Blair Laing Possibly gifted to Mrs. H.R. Milner (died 1998) Lunds, auction, Victoria, 17 October 1994, lot 104 as "Attributed to" Possibly G. Blair Laing Gifted to Andrea Laing Hines By descent to Andrew Hines (son), 1982 Masters Gallery, Calgary, 2012 Private Collection

"Beach Scene, Saint-Malo" by J.W. Morrice is a work from a sketchbook dated circa 1898 that Christie's sold on December 9, 1960. We extend our thanks to Lucie Dorais, Canadian art historian, for her assistance in researching this artwork.