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Lot 47: FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER, O.S.A., A.R.C.A., THE BUFFALO STAMPEDE, watercolour on paper, mounted to board, 23.5 ins x 36.5 ins; 59.7 cms x 92.7 cms

Est: $12,000 CAD - $15,000 CADSold:
Waddington'sToronto, ON, CAMay 29, 2017

Item Overview

Description

FREDERICK ARTHUR VERNER, O.S.A., A.R.C.A.THE BUFFALO STAMPEDEwatercolour on paper, mounted to boardsigned and dated 1882 23.5 ins x 36.5 ins; 59.7 cms x 92.7 cms Provenance:Laing Galleries, TorontoPrivate Collection, TorontoLiterature:Joan Murray, The Last Buffalo, The Story of Frederick Arthur Verner, Painter of the Canadian West, Pagurian Press, Toronto, 1984, pages 17-18, 41-43, 48, 89-90.Frederick Verner’s (1836-1928) work was universally admired during his lifetime. Indian encampments, buffalo subjects, even still lifes, enjoyed rhapsodic reviews. For decades the press heaped praise on Verner: "Grand in conception and almost faultless in execution" gushed Toronto's The Daily Globe in 1875. His works were seen as unparalleled and he himself was viewed as the obvious successor to Paul Kane albeit a more poetic and romantic interpreter of the land and its inhabitants. In fact, Verner and Kane met in 1862 and would become friends until the senior artist's death in 1871. Like Kane he was of Anglo-Irish extraction, but was born in Canada. In an interesting and rare case of reverse migration, Verner emigrated to England in 1880 and except for three trips back to Canada remained there for the rest of his life. However, he continued to paint and exhibit and sell Canadian subjects while expanding his repertoire to include British scenes of thatched-roof cottages and abbey ruins. Joan Murray suggests that Verner's move to England "was an indication of the growing popularity of his work."Verner's interest in painting buffalo can be quite precisely dated and in 1865 he painted his first rendition of buffalo stampeding. It would be another five years before he tackled the subject again and it would be another five years more before Verner began drawing buffalo from life. By 1877, according to Joan Murray, Verner's best work was executed in watercolour. This lot, executed in 1882, benefits from Verner's evolved facility in this vexing medium and increased understanding of the anatomy and mien of the large monarchs of the prairie which he had by then studied in the flesh. 1882 was a marquee year for Verner both professionally and personally. It is the year he married. It is also the year he was to sell several important paintings to her Majesty, the Queen.Estimate: $12,000–15,000

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Auction Details

Canadian Fine Art Auction

by
Waddington's
May 29, 2017, 07:00 PM EST

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must designate and arrange for the services of an independent shipper
and be responsible for all shipping and insurance expenses. The
Auctioneers will, upon request, provide names of professional packers and
shippers but will not be held responsible for the service or have any liability
for providing this information. Reliable pre-auction estimates of shipping
costs of lots offered in this sale may be obtained from:
Pak Mail
Attn: Taurus Chan
4981 Hwy 7 East, Unit 12A, Markham, ON L3R 1N1
Tel: 905.470.6874; 416.293.8225
Fax: 905.470.6875
taurus@pakmailmarkham.ca
www.pakmailmarkham.ca

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Attn: Perry Hehn
416 299 3367
416 299 9750 (fax)
ph@envoy.ca

Permits may be required for international shipments due to export restrictions on endangered species.

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A charge of 13% HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) is applicable on the hammer price and buyer's premium, except for purchases exported from Canada. In the case where purchases are shipped out of the province of Ontario, the HST or GST is charged based on the tax status of that province.