Joseph Alfred Terry

Terry Joseph Alfred. Terry Joseph Alfred. 1872 York - 1949/Sleights "Stadtansicht" mit Figurenstaffage, Öl auf Karton, unsigniert, rückseitig Stempel: Joseph Terry Studio Sale Christie's 1766-July 3rd 1986, 25.5x30 cm (10 x 11 3/4 in), neuwertiger vergoldeter Stuckrahmen, Literatur: Thieme-Becker, Benezit: Dictonary of Artists  Terry, englischer Bildnis-,Interieur-und Landschaftsmaler und Aquarellist [90060]

signed 20 x 24 in 50.8 x 61cm Provenance: Private Collection, Montreal Country House is an exceptional example of Casson's important subject matter of Ontario rural villages and countryside. During his career, Casson worked in a number of different styles, one of which was a geometric style that began in 1945. Related to Cubism, this was a bold and innovative new direction for Casson's work, in which he simplified the elements of his images into formal patterns of sharp-edged rectangles and triangles. The design of the elements of the work into symmetrical planes took precedence over texture, and colour is evenly modulated within the planes. Casson would also re-visit this style in the mid-1950s. In Country House, Casson builds up an atmosphere of tranquil order with the flattened planes of the houses against layered trees like giant leaves, and a sky in which clouds are defined in chiselled relief. Light is bright and even, and the exclusion of figures in the work adds to the emphasis on the formal properties of the work. Casson layers planes one over the other, building up a staccato yet harmonic pattern across the surface of this fine painting.

Lot # 080 A.J. (Alfred Joseph) Casson CGP CSPWC G7 POSA PRCA 1898 - 1992 Canadian Hill Country, Harrington, Quebec oil on canvas signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1969 24 x 30 in 61 x 76.2cm Provenance: By descent to the present Private Estate, Vancouver Literature: Paul Duval, A.J. Casson, His Life and Works, A Tribute, 1980 In 1958 Casson retired from Sampson Matthews Limited, which enabled him to devote himself full-time to painting. Although the Ontario countryside had been his main focus, starting in 1966 he turned his attention more seriously to Quebec. Up until this time, his experience there had been limited to a two-week trip to Lac La Pêche in 1950. As Duval writes, "Casson was persuaded at last to paint in Quebec by A.Y. Jackson...Jackson spoke enthusiastically about the painting possibilities around the town of Grenville, a half-French, half-English community where he had stayed as a guest of Munroe Putnam." The Putnams, while in Toronto buying a number of sketches by Casson, invited him to their home to paint with Jackson. Casson made six consecutive summer trips to Grenville, exploring and painting the surrounding countryside, with Jackson showing him the choicest painting places. Duval writes, "Near to Grenville, were Harrington, Avoca and Montebello, all ideal landscape sites offering a rich variety of topography...Altogether he painted at least 150 oil sketches while based at Grenville, more than he had ever done of any one specific place." This fine canvas reflects Casson's deep regard for this beautiful countryside.

Joseph Alfred Terry (1872-1939): Pink Skies over Sleights, watercolour signed 26cm x 34cm £120.00 - £180.00

Joseph Alfred Terry, R B A (1872-1939) The Nymphs, Oil on canvasboard. 17 by 13 inches. Signed