- 62
Sir Frederick Grant Banting 1891 - 1941
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 CAD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Sir Frederick Grant Banting
- GASPÉ, QUEBEC
- signed l.r.: BANTING; signed, inscribed and dated by the artist on the reverse: To Ed. Hall, Sincerely, Banting, March 1931; titled and dated on a label: Gaspe, Quebec, c. 1930
- oil on panel
- 21.6 by 26.7 cm. 8½ by 10½ in.
Condition
The condition of this painting is excellent. It has probably not been cleaned in it's lifetime and could benefit from a light surface clean. Overall, it is in remarkably fresh shape.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Unlike his mentor, A. Y. Jackson, Banting had no formal artistic training. Their friendship continued for some sixteen years and involved sketching trips to various regions in Quebec and the Canadian Arctic. Banting was fascinated with the texture of melting snow and the effects of sunlight. This fine sketch, from an early March trip to Charlevoix County in 1931, is thickly painted with slabs of snow on the ice - counterbalanced by the wind clouds above. Borrowing a technique from the Group of Seven, Banting uses the colour of the bare panel to add to his depiction of the boats.