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Arthur Heming 1870 - 1940
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CAD
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Description
- Arthur Heming
- CANADIAN PIONEERS
- signed and dated lower left Heming '31; signed and titled on the artist's label on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 61.0 by 81.3 cm.
- 24 by 32 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, London, England
By descent to a Private Collector, Toronto
Literature
Arthur Heming, The Drama of the Forests, Romance and Adventure, Toronto, 1921, opposite p. 52, for an illustration in colour of a similar work in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum
Condition
This work has been examined under UV and it is in very good condition. The canvas is laid down. The top right corner of the canvas was lifting from its original support and was consolidated recently. A small previous restoration is visible in the center of the canvas.
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
The York Boat, which Heming has painted here, was used to transport supplies to the Hudson Bay Company's posts along the great waterways of Canada's river systems. A forty-foot craft, it was manned by eight crew and carried an astonishing three and a half tons of cargo.
Heming romanticized aspects of life in the north in his paintings and in his illustrations for books and magazines. He was internationally acclaimed as both a writer and as an artist, and his focus on northern adventures, Aboriginal heroes, and the lives of trappers and lumbermen gave him a large following.