titled on a gallery label and inscribed "To Dear David, on his second birthday June 29, 1980. With love, Maurice & Carol" on the reverse
4.25 × 6.5 in (10.8 × 16.5 cm) (sight)
(including Buyer's Premium)
Vincent Massey Collection Christie's, auction, London, 9 December 1960, lot 30 as "A Sketchbook of Figure, Landscape and Other Subjects" G. Blair Laing, Toronto Gifted to John MacAulay, or to his daughter, Carol MacAulay Taylor, early 1960s Gifted by Carol Taylor to her godson, David Hines (Blair Laing's grandson), 29 June 1980 Masters Gallery, Calgary, 2012 Private Collection
"Street Scene, Paris or Charenton" by J.W. Morrice is a work from a sketchbook dated circa 1898 that Christie's sold on December 9, 1960. The graphite is related to the pochade, "Bridge in Paris" (Private Collection). We extend our thanks to Lucie Dorais, Canadian art historian, for her assistance in researching this artwork.
