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John Young Johnstone 1887 - 1930
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 CAD
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Description
- John Young Johnstone
- THE SCHOOL HOUSE AT JOACHIM
- signed and dated lower right J. Johnstone 1918; signed once, titled twice, once by the artist on the reverse
- oil on panel
- 22.2 by 29.9 cm.
- 8 ¾ by 11 ¾ in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal
Literature
A.K. Prakash, John Young Johnstone Retrospective Exhibition, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal, 2005, p. 3
Condition
This work has been viewed under UV and it is in excellent condition. There is a small touch up under the window with the red frame in the greenery of the fence.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Johnstone painted this fine panel of St. Joachim, just east of Quebec City, in 1918, when he was fully experienced both technically and aesthetically. The streets, church, and houses of the village were often his subject. Like his countryman Morrice, who painted European cityscapes, Johnstone evoked an intimacy and a tenderness that has a melancholic feeling and his accuracy in drawing and tone is pitch perfect.
As A.K. Prakash notes in 'John Young Johnstone Retrospective Exhibition': "Like Maurice Cullen, he invested his subjects with a preternatural stillness...painting with the immediacy of his passions while reflecting influences from a variety of sources."