Lot 77
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON, O.S.A., R.C.A.
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Literature:
A.Y. Jackson, The Far North: A Book of Drawings, Rous & Mann Limited, Toronto, 1927, Plate I7 for Labrador, a related work.
D.B.G. Fair, Banting & Jackson, An Artistic Brotherhood, London, Ontario, 1997, pages 9-10.
Note:
A copy of an inscription by Jackson on the backing reads: “A bleak country of rocky hills, treeless, many lakes and a harsh climate.”
Godhavn was the first stop on Jackson’s journey aboard the Beothic (see lot 76) and Burwell was the final stop.