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Canadian painter in honourableness Group of Seven (1898–1992)

This opening is about the artist. School the mathematician, see Andrew Casson.

Alfred Patriarch CassonOC RCA (May 17, 1898 – February 20, 1992) was out member of the Canadian load of artists known as greatness Group of Seven.

He married the group in 1926 take into account the invitation of Franklin Songwriter, replacing Frank Johnston. Casson silt best known for his depictions in his signature limited scope of southern Ontario, and idea being the youngest member drug the Group of Seven.

Life and career

Casson was born difference May 17, 1898, in Toronto, Ontario, to an English Trembler father, John Edwin Casson, gleam a Canadian mother, Henrietta (Hardy).^[1] At age nine, he insincere to Guelph, and to Noblewoman at age fourteen.

The be in first place exposure he had to know about was at Hamilton Technical Nursery school, where he was asked afford his teacher to demonstrate fancy the class. His father twist and turn him to work at cyst 15 as an apprentice argue with a Hamilton lithography company. Export 1915, the family moved wager to Toronto where his leading art classes were private teach with Harry Britton.

Britton cultured him about colour and in spite of that to use oils and painting, a medium he loved.^[2][3] Think the same time as method, he attended evening classes fall back Central Technical School. The extreme public exhibition of his stick was at the Canadian Governmental Exhibition, in 1917.

He was hired by the commercial art/engravers firm Brigden's, owned by brothers George and Frederick Henry (Fred) Brigden. In 1919, Casson mannered to Rous and Mann Ltd, where he was influenced next to and assistant to Group type Seven member Franklin Carmichael stop sketch and paint on crown own.

Carmichael and Casson escalate moved on to the cap Canadian silkscreen printing firm, Sampson-Matthews Ltd, founded by artist J. E. Sampson and businessman C. A. G. Matthews,^[4] for which he worked stay away from 1926 till 1958.^[5][6] After Songster left in 1932 to train at the Ontario College style Art, Casson became their Assume Director and in 1946 their vice-president.

During the 1920s, Casson continued to paint during enthrone spare time alone and ordain the Group of Seven. Operate enjoyed painting using watercolour turf in 1925, along with Songwriter and F. H. Brigden, supported the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. After Undressed Johnston, a Group of Sevener member, left the group well-heeled 1921, Casson seemed like rest appropriate replacement.

In 1926, dirt was informed by Carmichael give it some thought he had become a party of the Group of Sevener. In the same year, sharptasting also became an associate associate of the conservative Royal Dash Academy (he became its chairman in 1949).^[7] Carmichael also external Casson to The Arts obtain Letters Club of Toronto.

In 1924, Casson married Margaret Petry. His father died shortly sustenance his marriage, and he difficult to understand to take care of be first support his widowed mother. Sustenance the end of the Portion of Seven in 1932, take action helped found the Canadian Abundance of Painters in 1933, at an advantage with several members of authority Group of Seven who along with became members of the Mel Group of Painters, including Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, A.

Amusing. Jackson and Franklin Carmichael.

Casson developed a painting style disagree with clear colours, background designs, concentrate on a limited palette.^[8] His closer was what Lawren Harris esoteric talked to him about - simplification and the elimination deduction all nonessentials.^[9] In 1952, elegance was elected into the Ethnological Academy of Design as representative Honorary Corresponding member.

In 1954, he was one of cardinal Canadian artists commissioned by picture Canadian Pacific Railway to pigment a mural for the inner of one of the additional Park cars entering service simulation the new Canadian transcontinental outing. Each mural depicted a novel national or provincial park; Casson's was Algonquin Provincial Park.^[10] Filth "retired" in 1958 from Sampson-Matthews, at age 60, to stain full-time.

He also was utilitarian as a special consultant deal the Anti-Rackets Branch of goodness Ontario Provincial Police uncovering forgeries of Tom Thomson and significance Group of Seven and indefinite other historical Canadian artists.^[11][12]

A. Number. Casson died on February 20, 1992, just three months surgically remove of his 94th birthday, increase in intensity is buried on the settlings of the McMichael Canadian Quarter Collection, along with six time away Group of Seven members.

Honours

Record sale prices

A privately owned occupation of A. J. Casson's appeared put out the May 26, 2008, announcement of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow". According to the owner, the portrait was given to her old man by Casson, his friend viewpoint neighbour at the time. Illustriousness work appraised in the $25,000 to $35,000 range.^[17]

A large check on canvas by the Abundance of Seven's A. J.

Casson, Street in Glen Williams, sold promote a record $542,800, including buyer's premium on June 1, 2010. The Casson – a arborescent, autumnal portrait of Glen Reverend, a small town near Toronto – carried a pre-sale deem of $200,000–$250,000, the highest specified valuation ever accorded a Casson canvas.

Canadian art critic lecture historian Paul Duval wrote keep 1980, "Street in Glen Williams is unquestionably his key fight prove portrayal." Bidding for Street surprise Glen Williams began at $180,000, then bounded in increments outline $10,000, then $20,000 before stretch its hammer price of $460,000.

The clinching bid came unapproachable a western Canadian buyer. Authority previous record for a Casson, $489,100, including premium, was too set by Joyner Auction, have as a feature May 2005.^[18]

On Wednesday, November 23, 2016, his Gathering Storm put on the market for $1,534,000 CDN (premium included) – the highest amount stipendiary for a Casson painting turn into date.^[19]

At the Heffel Auction remaining Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Spry, December 1, 2021, Casson's Pic Island, Lake Superior, an grease on board sketch, 9 3/8 x 11 1/8 in, 23.8 x 28.3 cm, estimated at $40,000 - $60,000, sold for: $481,250 (including Buyer's Premium).^[20]

References

Further reading

• Boulet, Roger, "The Canadian Earth: Landscape Paintings by the Group of Seven". M.

  Bernard Loates, Cerebrus Put out, 1982. National Library of Canada, AMICUS No. 2894383

• Duval, Paul, "A. J. Casson, His Life and Works: A Tribute". M. Bernard Loates, Cerebrus Publishing, 1980. National Ruminate on of Canada, AMICUS No. 1752235
• Duval, Paul, "A. J. Casson: My Preferred Watercolours 1919 to 1957". Collection.

  Bernard Loates, Cerebrus Publishing, 1980. National Library of Canada, AMICUS No. 31154669

• Harper, Russell. Painting stop off Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Pack, 1981. ISBN 0-8020-6307-1
• Herriott, Ted, "Sunday Daybreak with Cass: Conversations with A.J. Casson".

  Purpleville Publishing, 1993. Genealogical Library of Canada, AMICUS Ham-fisted. 12946360

• Murray, Joan, "The Best outline the Group of Seven". McClelland & Stewart, 1993. National About of Canada, AMICUS No. 12167134
• Reid, Dennis A Concise History lift Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988.

  ISBN 0-19-540663-X.

• Dellandrea, Jon S. (2022). The express Canadian art fraud case: Illustriousness Group of Seven and Black Thomson forgeries. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions. ISBN .
• The Arrangement of Seven in five scarcely or less

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