titled and dated c. 1906 on the gallery label and inscribed "June 29, 1978, To Blair David Hines, our only and much loved Godson. We look forward to your future and many years sharing it with you. Maurice & Carol Taylor." on the reverse
4.25 × 6.5 in (10.8 × 16.5 cm) (sheet)
(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, early 1960s By descent to Carol MacAulay Taylor (daughter) Gifted to David Hines (godson, Blair Laing's grandson), 29 June 1978 Masters Gallery, Calgary, 2012 Private Collection
This J.W. Morrice is a work from a sketchbook dated circa 1898 that Christie's sold on December 9, 1960 and is a preliminary study for the oil on canvas, "Sur les quais, Paris", circa 1898-1899 (McMichael Canadian Art Collection). We extend our thanks to Lucie Dorais, Canadian art historian, for her assistance in researching this artwork.
