titled and dated 1905 on the gallery label and inscribed "For Blair David Hines, keep growing well–and glowing–your loving Godparents, Maurice & Carol Taylor, June 29, 1979." on the reverse
3.75 × 6.25 in (9.5 × 15.9 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 his daughter, Carol MacAulay Taylor, early 1960s Maurice and Carol Taylor Gifted to godson, David Hines (Blair Laing's grandson), 29 June 1979 Masters Gallery, Calgary, 2012 Private Collection
"The Ramparts, St. Malo" by J.W. Morrice is a work from a sketchbook dated circa 1898 that Christie's sold on December 9, 1960. This graphite work is related to the oil on canvas, "St. Malo, France", circa 1901 (Private Collection). We extend our thanks to Lucie Dorais, Canadian art historian, for her assistance in researching this artwork.
