Lot 131: Edwin Headley Holgate 1892 - 1977 Canadian oil on

Edwin Headley Holgate 1892 - 1977 Canadian oil on canvas Winter, Morin Heights " 17 x 15 inches 43.2 x 38.1 centimeters signed and on verso titled on a label Literature:Rosalind Pepall, Edwin Holgate, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 2005, page 23 Provenance:Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal Private Collection, Toronto Edwin Holgate, born in Allandale, Ontario, experienced many different landscapes, countries and cultures, from his upbringing in Montreal to his experiences in Jamaica and Paris. Holgate is one of Canada's most accomplished and well-respected artists. After his service as a Second World War artist and upon returning to Canada, Holgate and his wife Frances relocated to Morin Heights, a lovely area slightly northwest of Montreal. The landscape of the captivating Laurentians provided a wide breadth of subject matter for Holgate as is illustrated in this attractive winter scene. Pepall notes that Holgate "was not very productive in the summer but the winter and spring saw a good deal of activity.....Holgate continued painting landscape scenes and portraits of his friends in the community, and, ever the teacher, gave art classes to local groups." The tranquility and happiness Holgate derived from his everyday life in Morin Heights is reflected in his paintings of the period. The quiet flow of the river and the bright sunshine atop the snow mounds symbolize all the natural beauty and serenity of a typical Quebec winter.