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142 ALEXANDER YOUNG (A.Y.) JACKSON ALC CGP G7 OSA RCA RSA 1882 ~ 1974
Baffin Island, 12 Slopes of Mount Battle oil on board, signed and on verso signed, titled, dated 1965 and certified by Naomi Jackson Groves Inventory #878 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in, 26.7 x 34.3 cm P ROVENANCE : Private Collection, Montreal Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 22, 2008, lot 75 Private Collection, Vancouver
L ITERATURE : Dennis Reid, Alberta Rhythm: The Later Work of A.Y. Jackson, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982, page 33 Wayne Larsen, A.Y. Jackson: The Life of a Landscape Painter, 2009, page 208
A.Y. Jackson’s two previous Arctic trips in 1927 and 1930 were such powerful experiences that at age 83, he still longed to return. So when he received an invitation from McGill University’s Alpine Club of Canada to join a mountain climbing expedition to Baffin Island, he accepted. Announcing the trip, he declared, “And why not? The Y in A.Y. stands for Young. I’m young in spirit, and I’m willing. Anyway, I’ll leave the mountain climbing to others and concentrate on painting.” In July of 1965, Jackson, along with his niece Geneva and members of the club, arrived at Baffin Island. They stopped at Frobisher Bay, then proceeded on to camp north of Pangnirtung for a month. Jackson painted with abandon and produced a fine body of work on this trip. Dennis Reid writes of the work he did there: “The authenticity of mood and atmosphere…is overwhelming, a triumph.” Baffin Island, 12 Slopes of Mount Battle resonates with the strength of the Arctic land, as Jackson captured jagged mountains and giant boulders sculpted by the power of the elements.
E STIMATE: $15,000 ~ 20,000